| Sunderland | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Bernt Haas | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Michael Gray | | DR | Stig Inge Bjornebye |
| DR | George McCartney | | DR | Martin Taylor |
| DR | Jody Craddock | | DR | Henning Berg |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | MD | Garry Flitcroft |
| MD | Stefan Schwarz | S1 | AM | Alan Mahon |
| MD | Julio Arca | S3 | WR | Keith Gillespie |
| S2 | MD | Alex Rae | | WR | Damien Duff |
| S1 | FD | Lilian Laslandes | S2 | FD | Marcus Bent |
| FD | Kevin Phillips | | FD | Matt Jansen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Niall Quinn | S1 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| S2 | AM | Kevin Kilbane | S2 | FD | Mark Hughes |
| | | S3 | MD | Jason McAteer |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Peter Reid | | | Graeme Souness |