| Sunderland | Arsenal |
|---|
| S1 | GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | David Seaman |
| DR | Chris Makin | S3 | DR | Lee Dixon |
| DR | Michael Gray | | DR | Silvinho |
| DR | Darren Holloway | | DR | Martin Keown |
| DR | Stanislav Varga | | DR | Tony Adams |
| DR | Paul Butler | S2 | DR | Gilles Grimandi |
| S2 | MD | Eric Roy | | MD | Patrick Vieira |
| MD | Paul Thirlwell | | MD | Ray Parlour |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | S1 | AM | Freddie Ljungberg |
| S3 | FD | Niall Quinn | | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| FD | Kevin Phillips | | FD | Thierry Henry |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | GK | Jurgen Macho | S1 | MD | Robert Pires |
| S2 | DR | Darren Williams | S2 | FD | Dennis Bergkamp |
| S3 | FD | Michael Reddy | S3 | DR | Lauren |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Peter Reid | | | Arsene Wenger |