| Everton | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Richard Wright | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | David Unsworth | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Gary Naysmith | S1 | DR | Jay McEveley |
| S3 | DR | Tony Hibbert | | DR | Craig Short |
| DR | Alan Stubbs | | DR | Martin Taylor |
| DR | Joseph Yobo | | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| S1 | MD | Li Tie | S2 | MD | Garry Flitcroft |
| MD | Thomas Gravesen | | MD | David Thompson |
| MD | Lee Carsley | | WR | Damien Duff |
| FD | Kevin Campbell | | FD | Andy Cole |
| S2 | FD | Wayne Rooney | | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | David Weir | S1 | WR | Keith Gillespie |
| S2 | FD | Tomasz Radzinski | S2 | DR | Nils-Eric Johansson |
| S3 | DR | Alessandro Pistone | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Moyes | | | Graeme Souness |