| Chelsea | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Carlo Cudicini | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| S2 | DR | Mario Melchiot | S1 | DR | Colin Cooper |
| DR | Celestine Babayaro | | DR | Jason Gavin |
| DR | John Terry | | DR | Steve Vickers |
| DR | Marcel Desailly | | DR | Gianluca Festa |
| MD | Mario Stanic | | MD | Robbie Mustoe |
| MD | Dennis Wise | S2 | MD | Christian Karembeu |
| MD | Samuele Dalla Bona | | MD | Paul Okon |
| S1 | MD | Jesper Gronkjaer | | FD | Alen Boksic |
| AM | Gianfranco Zola | | FD | Noel Whelan |
| FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | S3 | FD | Dean Windass |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Eidur Gudjohnsen | S1 | AM | Keith O'Neill |
| S2 | DR | Graeme Le Saux | S2 | FD | Hamilton Ricard |
| | | S3 | MD | Carlos Marinelli |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Claudio Ranieri | | | Terry Venables |