| Arsenal | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | David Seaman | S1 | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Ashley Cole | | DR | Darren Williams |
| DR | Lauren | | DR | Phil Babb |
| DR | Pascal Cygan | | DR | Jody Craddock |
| DR | Sol Campbell | | MD | Claudio Reyna |
| MD | Patrick Vieira | | MD | Gavin McCann |
| MD | Gilberto Silva | S2 | MD | Paul Thirlwell |
| S3 | AM | Freddie Ljungberg | | MD | Julio Arca |
| S1 | FD | Sylvain Wiltord | | MD | David Bellion |
| S2 | FD | Thierry Henry | | AM | Kevin Kilbane |
| FD | Nwankwo Kanu | S3 | FD | Tore Andre Flo |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Edu | S1 | GK | Thomas Myhre |
| S2 | FD | Francis Jeffers | S2 | WR | Matt Piper |
| S3 | DR | Kolo Toure | S3 | FD | Niall Quinn |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Peter Reid |