| Blackburn Rovers | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Peter Enckelman |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | Mark Delaney |
| DR | Craig Short | | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| DR | Nils-Eric Johansson | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| S3 | DR | Martin Taylor | | DR | Steve Staunton |
| MD | Garry Flitcroft | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| S1 | MD | David Dunn | | MD | Ian Taylor |
| MD | David Thompson | | MD | Mark Kinsella |
| WR | Damien Duff | | MD | Oyvind Leonhardsen |
| FD | Andy Cole | S1 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| S2 | FD | Dwight Yorke | S2 | FD | Dion Dublin |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Keith Gillespie | S1 | FD | Stefan Moore |
| S2 | FD | Egil Ostenstad | S2 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| S3 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Graeme Souness | | | Graham Taylor |