| Sunderland | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Peter Enckelman |
| S1 | DR | Stephen Wright | S1 | DR | Mark Delaney |
| DR | Phil Babb | | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| DR | Jody Craddock | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| MD | Claudio Reyna | | DR | Steve Staunton |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | DR | Ronny Johnsen |
| MD | Julio Arca | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| S3 | MD | David Bellion | | MD | Lee Hendrie |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | S2 | MD | Mark Kinsella |
| WR | Matt Piper | S3 | FD | Dion Dublin |
| S2 | FD | Tore Andre Flo | | FD | Darius Vassell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Darren Williams | S1 | DR | Ulises De la Cruz |
| S2 | FD | Niall Quinn | S2 | MD | Oyvind Leonhardsen |
| S3 | FD | Marcus Stewart | S3 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Peter Reid | | | Graham Taylor |