| Sunderland | Chelsea |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Ed de Goey |
| DR | Chris Makin | | DR | Albert Ferrer |
| DR | Michael Gray | | DR | Graeme Le Saux |
| DR | Darren Williams | | DR | Mario Melchiot |
| DR | Jody Craddock | S1 | DR | Frank Leboeuf |
| DR | Emerson | | DR | Marcel Desailly |
| S1 | MD | Alex Rae | | MD | Samuele Dalla Bona |
| MD | Julio Arca | | MD | Dennis Wise |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | | AM | Gianfranco Zola |
| S2 | FD | Niall Quinn | S3 | FD | Eidur Gudjohnsen |
| FD | Kevin Phillips | S2 | FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Paul Thirlwell | S1 | DR | Winston Bogarde |
| S2 | FD | Danny Dichio | S2 | FD | Tore Andre Flo |
| | | S3 | DR | Celestine Babayaro |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Peter Reid | | | Claudio Ranieri |