| Aston Villa | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Peter Schmeichel | | GK | Mark Crossley |
| S1 | DR | Mark Delaney | | DR | Robbie Stockdale |
| DR | Alan Wright | S1 | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| DR | Alpay Ozalan | | DR | Ugo Ehiogu |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | Robbie Mustoe |
| MD | Lee Hendrie | S2 | MD | Carlos Marinelli |
| S2 | MD | Hassan Kachloul | | AM | Jonathan Greening |
| AM | Steve Stone | | AM | Allan Johnston |
| FD | Juan Pablo Angel | | FD | Alen Boksic |
| FD | Darius Vassell | S3 | FD | Szilard Nemeth |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Ian Taylor | S1 | DR | Colin Cooper |
| S2 | AM | David Ginola | S2 | MD | Phil Stamp |
| | | S3 | FD | Dean Windass |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | John Gregory | | | Steve McClaren |