| Everton | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Nigel Martyn | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Steve Watson | S2 | DR | Nicky Hunt |
| S1 | DR | Alessandro Pistone | | DR | Simon Charlton |
| DR | Tony Hibbert | | DR | Bruno N'Gotty |
| S3 | DR | David Weir | | DR | Ivan Campo |
| DR | Joseph Yobo | | DR | Emerson |
| S2 | MD | Alex Nyarko | S3 | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| MD | Leon Osman | | MD | Youri Djorkaeff |
| AM | James McFadden | | MD | Jay-Jay Okocha |
| FD | Duncan Ferguson | S1 | FD | Henrik Pedersen |
| FD | Wayne Rooney | | FD | Kevin Davies |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Lee Carsley | S1 | MD | Per Frandsen |
| S2 | FD | Tomasz Radzinski | S2 | DR | Anthony Barness |
| S3 | FD | Kevin Campbell | S3 | AM | Ricardo Gardner |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Moyes | | | Sam Allardyce |