| Birmingham City | Crystal Palace |
|---|
| GK | Maik Taylor | | GK | Gabor Kiraly |
| S2 | DR | Kenny Cunningham | | DR | Danny Granville |
| DR | Mario Melchiot | | DR | Emmerson Boyce |
| DR | Matthew Upson | S1 | DR | Tony Popovic |
| MD | Jesper Gronkjaer | | DR | Fitz Hall |
| MD | Robbie Savage | | MD | Ben Watson |
| S3 | MD | Damien Johnson | | MD | Aki Riihilahti |
| S1 | AM | Stan Lazaridis | | AM | Wayne Routledge |
| AM | Julian Gray | S3 | AM | Michael Hughes |
| FD | Emile Heskey | S2 | WR | Joonas Kolkka |
| FD | Dwight Yorke | | FD | Andrew Johnson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Darren Anderton | S1 | DR | Gonzalo Sorondo |
| S2 | DR | Jamie Clapham | S2 | FD | Dougie Freedman |
| S3 | MD | Stephen Clemence | S3 | MD | Shaun Derry |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Iain Dowie |