| Sunderland | Charlton Athletic |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Sasa Ilic |
| DR | Patrice Carteron | | DR | Chris Powell |
| DR | Michael Gray | | DR | Steve Brown |
| DR | Jody Craddock | S3 | DR | Andy Todd |
| DR | Emerson | | DR | Mark Fish |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | MD | Mark Kinsella |
| S2 | MD | Stefan Schwarz | | MD | Claus Jensen |
| MD | Don Hutchison | | AM | Graham Stuart |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | S1 | WR | John Robinson |
| S1 | FD | Niall Quinn | | FD | Mathias Svensson |
| FD | Kevin Phillips | S2 | FD | Jonatan 'JJ' Johansson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Kevin Kyle | S1 | MD | Shaun Newton |
| S2 | DR | Darren Williams | S2 | FD | Kevin Lisbie |
| | | S3 | DR | Radostin Kishishev |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Peter Reid | | | Alan Curbishley |