| Aston Villa | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Peter Schmeichel | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Mark Delaney | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Alan Wright | | DR | Stig Inge Bjornebye |
| DR | Steve Staunton | | DR | Henning Berg |
| DR | Alpay Ozalan | | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| MD | George Boateng | S3 | MD | David Dunn |
| MD | Mustapha Hadji | S2 | MD | Damien Johnson |
| MD | Lee Hendrie | | MD | Garry Flitcroft |
| S1 | MD | Hassan Kachloul | | AM | Alan Mahon |
| S2 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel | S1 | FD | Mark Hughes |
| FD | Darius Vassell | | FD | Matt Jansen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Jlloyd Samuel | S1 | FD | Egil Ostenstad |
| S2 | FD | Dion Dublin | S2 | MD | Jason McAteer |
| | | S3 | MD | Craig Hignett |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | John Gregory | | | Graeme Souness |