| Manchester City | Everton |
|---|
| GK | Nicky Weaver | | GK | Paul Gerrard |
| DR | Laurent Charvet | | DR | Steve Watson |
| S2 | DR | Alf-Inge Haaland | S1 | DR | David Unsworth |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Michael Ball |
| DR | Steve Howey | | DR | Gary Naysmith |
| MD | Danny Tiatto | | DR | David Weir |
| MD | Jeff Whitley | | MD | Thomas Gravesen |
| MD | Kevin Horlock | | MD | Alex Nyarko |
| S3 | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | | MD | Scot Gemmill |
| FD | Paulo Wanchope | | MD | Mark Pembridge |
| S1 | FD | Shaun Goater | | FD | Kevin Campbell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Paul Dickov | S1 | FD | Danny Cadamarteri |
| S2 | DR | Gerard Wiekens | | | |
| S3 | AM | Mark Kennedy | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Joe Royle | | | Walter Smith |