| Sunderland | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | David Seaman |
| DR | Michael Gray | | DR | Ashley Cole |
| S1 | DR | Darren Williams | | DR | Oleg Luzhny |
| DR | Joachim Bjorklund | | DR | Igors Stepanovs |
| DR | Jody Craddock | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| MD | Gavin McCann | S2 | MD | Robert Pires |
| S2 | MD | Sean Thornton | S1 | MD | Ray Parlour |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | | MD | Gilberto Silva |
| S3 | FD | Chris Brown | | AM | Freddie Ljungberg |
| FD | Kevin Kyle | S3 | FD | Dennis Bergkamp |
| FD | Kevin Phillips | | FD | Thierry Henry |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | George McCartney | S1 | MD | Giovanni van Bronckhorst |
| S2 | AM | John Oster | S2 | AM | Jermaine Pennant |
| S3 | MD | Richie Ryan | S3 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mick McCarthy | | | Arsene Wenger |