| Sunderland | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Darren Williams | S2 | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | George McCartney | | DR | Andy Todd |
| DR | Phil Babb | | DR | Nils-Eric Johansson |
| DR | Jody Craddock | | DR | Martin Taylor |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| MD | Paul Thirlwell | | MD | Garry Flitcroft |
| S1 | AM | John Oster | S1 | MD | David Thompson |
| FD | Tore Andre Flo | S3 | WR | Damien Duff |
| FD | Kevin Phillips | | FD | Andy Cole |
| S2 | FD | Michael Proctor | | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Julio Arca | S1 | WR | Keith Gillespie |
| S2 | FD | Marcus Stewart | S2 | AM | Alan Mahon |
| | | S3 | FD | Matt Jansen |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Howard Wilkinson | | | Graeme Souness |