| Manchester City | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Maik Taylor |
| DR | Michael Tarnat | S2 | DR | Jeff Kenna |
| DR | Daniel Van Buyten | | DR | Kenny Cunningham |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Olivier Tebily |
| S1 | DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Darren Purse |
| S2 | MD | Claudio Reyna | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| S3 | MD | Paul Bosvelt | | MD | Bryan Hughes |
| MD | Antoine Sibierski | | MD | Damien Johnson |
| WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | | AM | Stan Lazaridis |
| FD | Robbie Fowler | S3 | FD | Mikael Forssell |
| FD | Jon Macken | S1 | FD | Stern John |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | DR | Sun Jihai | S1 | FD | Christophe Dugarry |
| S2 | MD | Steve McManaman | S2 | DR | Jamie Clapham |
| S3 | MD | Joey Barton | S3 | FD | Clinton Morrison |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Keegan | | | Steve Bruce |