| Manchester City | West Bromwich Albion |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Chris Kirkland |
| DR | Ben Thatcher | | DR | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Danny Mills | | DR | Neil Clement |
| DR | Stephen Jordan | | DR | Thomas Gaardsoe |
| DR | David Sommeil | | DR | Martin Albrechtsen |
| MD | Claudio Reyna | | MD | Zoltan Gera |
| MD | Joey Barton | S3 | MD | Ronnie Wallwork |
| S3 | MD | Kiki Musampa | | MD | Junichi Inamoto |
| S2 | AM | Trevor Sinclair | S2 | AM | Jonathan Greening |
| FD | Andy Cole | | FD | Kevin Campbell |
| S1 | FD | Darius Vassell | S1 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Bradley Wright-Phillips | S1 | FD | Diomansy Kamara |
| S2 | WR | Lee Croft | S2 | DR | Steve Watson |
| S3 | MD | Antoine Sibierski | S3 | MD | Richard Chaplow |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Stuart Pearce | | | Bryan Robson |