| Everton | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Paul Gerrard | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Steve Watson | | DR | Patrice Carteron |
| DR | Gary Naysmith | S2 | DR | Michael Gray |
| DR | Michael Ball | | DR | Jody Craddock |
| DR | David Unsworth | | DR | Emerson |
| DR | David Weir | | MD | Gavin McCann |
| S1 | MD | Idan Tal | | MD | Stefan Schwarz |
| S2 | MD | Thomas Gravesen | S1 | MD | Julio Arca |
| MD | Scot Gemmill | | AM | Kevin Kilbane |
| MD | Mark Pembridge | S3 | FD | Niall Quinn |
| FD | Kevin Campbell | | FD | Kevin Phillips |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Niclas Alexandersson | S1 | MD | Don Hutchison |
| S2 | FD | Danny Cadamarteri | S2 | DR | Darren Williams |
| | | S3 | FD | Kevin Kyle |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Walter Smith | | | Peter Reid |