| Blackburn Rovers | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | Anthony Barness |
| DR | Stig Inge Bjornebye | | DR | Simon Charlton |
| DR | Henning Berg | | DR | Mike Whitlow |
| MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | | DR | Gudni Bergsson |
| S3 | MD | Damien Johnson | | MD | Paul Warhurst |
| MD | Garry Flitcroft | | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| S1 | AM | Alan Mahon | S1 | MD | Bo Hansen |
| WR | Damien Duff | | AM | Ricardo Gardner |
| S2 | FD | Corrado Grabbi | S3 | FD | Henrik Pedersen |
| FD | Matt Jansen | S2 | FD | Michael Ricketts |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Jason McAteer | S1 | FD | Dean Holdsworth |
| S2 | FD | Marcus Bent | S2 | FD | Rod Wallace |
| S3 | FD | Mark Hughes | S3 | DR | Bruno N'Gotty |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Graeme Souness | | | Sam Allardyce |