| Sunderland | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Bernt Haas | S1 | DR | Mike Whitlow |
| DR | Michael Gray | | DR | Bruno N'Gotty |
| DR | Darren Williams | | DR | Gudni Bergsson |
| DR | George McCartney | S3 | MD | Paul Warhurst |
| DR | Jody Craddock | | MD | Stig Tofting |
| MD | Jason McAteer | | MD | Youri Djorkaeff |
| MD | Stefan Schwarz | | AM | Nicky Southall |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | | AM | Ricardo Gardner |
| S1 | FD | Patrick Mboma | | FD | Rod Wallace |
| FD | Kevin Phillips | S2 | FD | Michael Ricketts |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | FD | Niall Quinn | S1 | DR | Anthony Barness |
| | | S2 | FD | Dean Holdsworth |
| | | S3 | MD | Mario Espartero |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Peter Reid | | | Sam Allardyce |