| Southampton | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Antti Niemi | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Graeme Le Saux | S3 | DR | Michael Gray |
| DR | Danny Higginbotham | | DR | Craig Short |
| DR | Claus Lundekvam | | DR | Nils-Eric Johansson |
| MD | Anders Svensson | | DR | Dominic Matteo |
| MD | Rory Delap | S1 | MD | Garry Flitcroft |
| MD | David Prutton | | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| AM | Fabrice Fernandes | | MD | Barry Ferguson |
| AM | Paul Telfer | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| FD | Kevin Phillips | | FD | Jon Stead |
| FD | James Beattie | S2 | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| | | S1 | DR | Lucas Neill |
| | | S2 | FD | Paul Dickov |
| | | S3 | DR | Vratislav Gresko |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Sturrock | | | Graeme Souness |