| Manchester City | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | David Seaman | | GK | Shaka Hislop |
| DR | Sun Jihai | | DR | Boris Zivkovic |
| DR | Michael Tarnat | | DR | Sebastien Schemmel |
| DR | David Sommeil | | DR | Dejan Stefanovic |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Arjan de Zeeuw |
| MD | Joey Barton | | MD | Nigel Quashie |
| S2 | MD | Antoine Sibierski | | MD | Amdy Faye |
| AM | Trevor Sinclair | | AM | Steve Stone |
| WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S2 | AM | Patrik Berger |
| S1 | FD | Robbie Fowler | | FD | Teddy Sheringham |
| FD | Nicolas Anelka | S1 | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Paulo Wanchope | S1 | FD | Vincent Pericard |
| S2 | MD | Eyal Berkovic | S2 | WR | Kevin Harper |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Keegan | | | Harry Redknapp |