| Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Peter Enckelman | | GK | Maik Taylor |
| S3 | DR | Michael Gray | S2 | DR | Olivier Tebily |
| DR | Craig Short | | DR | Jamie Clapham |
| DR | Nils-Eric Johansson | | DR | Martin Taylor |
| S1 | MD | Steven Reid | | DR | Matthew Upson |
| MD | Garry Flitcroft | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | | MD | Damien Johnson |
| S2 | MD | Martin Andresen | S1 | MD | Stephen Clemence |
| MD | Jonathan Douglas | | AM | Stan Lazaridis |
| FD | Andy Cole | | FD | Mikael Forssell |
| FD | Jon Stead | | FD | Clinton Morrison |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Lucas Neill | S1 | MD | Bryan Hughes |
| S2 | AM | Brett Emerton | S2 | FD | Stern John |
| S3 | FD | Paul Gallagher | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Graeme Souness | | | Steve Bruce |