| Everton | Coventry City |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Myhre | | GK | Chris Kirkland |
| DR | Steve Watson | | DR | Gary Breen |
| DR | Gary Naysmith | | DR | Paul Williams |
| DR | Michael Ball | S1 | DR | Muhamed Konjic |
| DR | David Weir | | MD | Barry Quinn |
| MD | Thomas Gravesen | | MD | Lee Carsley |
| MD | Scot Gemmill | | MD | David Thompson |
| S1 | MD | Idan Tal | | MD | Mustapha Hadji |
| S3 | MD | Mark Pembridge | | AM | Paul Telfer |
| S2 | FD | Danny Cadamarteri | S3 | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| FD | Duncan Ferguson | S2 | FD | Ysrael Zuniga |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | David Unsworth | S1 | DR | Marc Edworthy |
| S2 | FD | Joe-Max Moore | S2 | FD | John Aloisi |
| S3 | MD | Alex Nyarko | S3 | MD | Youssef Chippo |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Walter Smith | | | Gordon Strachan |