| Blackburn Rovers | Everton |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Nigel Martyn |
| DR | Lucas Neill | S3 | DR | Gary Naysmith |
| DR | Markus Babbel | | DR | Tony Hibbert |
| DR | Vratislav Gresko | | DR | Joseph Yobo |
| DR | Andy Todd | | DR | Peter Clarke |
| MD | Steven Reid | | MD | Thomas Gravesen |
| MD | Garry Flitcroft | S2 | MD | Alex Nyarko |
| MD | Barry Ferguson | | MD | Tobias Linderoth |
| AM | Brett Emerton | S1 | AM | Kevin Kilbane |
| S2 | FD | Matt Jansen | | FD | Tomasz Radzinski |
| S1 | FD | Dwight Yorke | | FD | Kevin Campbell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Paul Gallagher | S1 | DR | David Unsworth |
| S2 | MD | Dino Baggio | S2 | AM | James McFadden |
| | | S3 | FD | Francis Jeffers |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Graeme Souness | | | David Moyes |