| Portsmouth | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Shaka Hislop | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Boris Zivkovic | S3 | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Sebastien Schemmel | | DR | Markus Babbel |
| DR | Dejan Stefanovic | | DR | Vratislav Gresko |
| DR | Arjan de Zeeuw | | DR | Lorenzo Amoruso |
| S1 | MD | Tim Sherwood | S1 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| S2 | MD | Nigel Quashie | | MD | David Thompson |
| MD | Amdy Faye | | MD | Barry Ferguson |
| AM | Steve Stone | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| FD | Teddy Sheringham | | FD | Andy Cole |
| FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni | S2 | FD | Matt Jansen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Jason Roberts | S1 | MD | Dino Baggio |
| S2 | FD | Vincent Pericard | S2 | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| | | S3 | DR | Nils-Eric Johansson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Harry Redknapp | | | Graeme Souness |