| Sunderland | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | GK | Nicky Weaver | ||
| DR | Darren Williams | DR | Laurent Charvet | ||
| DR | Michael Gray | DR | Alf-Inge Haaland | ||
| DR | Jody Craddock | DR | Richard Dunne | ||
| DR | Emerson | DR | Steve Howey | ||
| MD | Gavin McCann | MD | Danny Tiatto | ||
| MD | Alex Rae | MD | Kevin Horlock | ||
| MD | Julio Arca | S2 | MD | Jeff Whitley | |
| S2 | MD | Don Hutchison | S1 | AM | Mark Kennedy |
| S1 | AM | Kevin Kilbane | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | |
| FD | Niall Quinn | FD | Shaun Goater | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | DR | Chris Makin | S1 | FD | Paul Dickov |
| S2 | FD | Danny Dichio | S2 | MD | Ian Bishop |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Peter Reid | Joe Royle | ||||