| Blackburn Rovers | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Shaka Hislop |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | Petri Pasanen |
| S3 | DR | Michael Gray | | DR | Linvoy Primus |
| DR | Craig Short | | DR | Dejan Stefanovic |
| DR | Andy Todd | | DR | Arjan de Zeeuw |
| MD | Garry Flitcroft | S2 | MD | Matt Taylor |
| MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | | MD | Amdy Faye |
| S1 | MD | Martin Andresen | | MD | Alexei Smertin |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | AM | Steve Stone |
| FD | Andy Cole | S1 | FD | Teddy Sheringham |
| S2 | FD | Jon Stead | | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Dwight Yorke | S1 | FD | Lomana LuaLua |
| S2 | MD | Steven Reid | S2 | MD | Richard Hughes |
| S3 | FD | Paul Gallagher | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Graeme Souness | | | Harry Redknapp |