| Southampton | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Antti Niemi | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Jason Dodd | S1 | DR | Vratislav Gresko |
| DR | Graeme Le Saux | | DR | Martin Taylor |
| DR | Claus Lundekvam | | DR | Andy Todd |
| DR | Michael Svensson | | MD | Steven Reid |
| MD | Anders Svensson | | MD | Garry Flitcroft |
| MD | Rory Delap | | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| S1 | MD | Jo Tessem | S3 | MD | David Thompson |
| AM | Paul Telfer | | MD | Barry Ferguson |
| WR | Neil McCann | S2 | AM | Brett Emerton |
| S2 | FD | James Beattie | | FD | Andy Cole |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Leandre Griffit | S1 | FD | Matt Jansen |
| S2 | MD | Chris Marsden | S2 | FD | Paul Gallagher |
| | | S3 | DR | Lucas Neill |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gordon Strachan | | | Graeme Souness |