| Manchester City | Charlton Athletic |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Dean Kiely |
| DR | Ben Thatcher | | DR | Luke Young |
| DR | Danny Mills | S1 | DR | Radostin Kishishev |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Mark Fish |
| MD | Claudio Reyna | S2 | DR | Jonathan Fortune |
| S1 | MD | Joey Barton | | MD | Danny Murphy |
| S2 | AM | Trevor Sinclair | S3 | WR | Dennis Rommedahl |
| WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | | FD | Jason Euell |
| FD | Robbie Fowler | | FD | Kevin Lisbie |
| FD | Nicolas Anelka | | FD | Francis Jeffers |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Steve McManaman | S1 | DR | Talal El Karkouri |
| S2 | FD | Jon Macken | S2 | DR | Paul Konchesky |
| | | S3 | FD | Jonatan 'JJ' Johansson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Keegan | | | Alan Curbishley |