| Everton | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Paul Gerrard | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Steve Watson | S1 | DR | Hakan Unsal |
| DR | Alessandro Pistone | | DR | Martin Taylor |
| S2 | DR | David Unsworth | | DR | Craig Short |
| DR | Alan Stubbs | | DR | Henning Berg |
| DR | David Weir | S2 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| MD | Thomas Gravesen | | MD | David Dunn |
| S1 | MD | Niclas Alexandersson | | MD | Garry Flitcroft |
| MD | Scot Gemmill | | WR | Damien Duff |
| FD | Kevin Campbell | | FD | Andy Cole |
| FD | Nick Chadwick | | FD | Matt Jansen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Tomasz Radzinski | S1 | DR | Nils-Eric Johansson |
| S2 | MD | Jesper Blomqvist | S2 | WR | Keith Gillespie |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Moyes | | | Graeme Souness |