| Chelsea | Coventry City |
|---|
| GK | Ed de Goey | | GK | Chris Kirkland |
| S1 | DR | Albert Ferrer | | DR | Marc Edworthy |
| S3 | DR | Celestine Babayaro | | DR | Paul Williams |
| DR | Mario Melchiot | | DR | Gary Breen |
| DR | Frank Leboeuf | | MD | Youssef Chippo |
| DR | Marcel Desailly | | MD | Mustapha Hadji |
| MD | Gus Poyet | | MD | Carlton Palmer |
| S2 | MD | Samuele Dalla Bona | S2 | MD | John Eustace |
| MD | Dennis Wise | | AM | Paul Telfer |
| AM | Gianfranco Zola | S3 | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | S1 | FD | John Aloisi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Tore Andre Flo | S1 | GK | Alan Miller |
| S2 | MD | Slavisa Jokanovic | S2 | DR | Richard Shaw |
| S3 | DR | Winston Bogarde | S3 | FD | Cedric Roussel |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Claudio Ranieri | | | Gordon Strachan |