| Liverpool | Derby County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | David James | GK | Russell Hoult | ||
| DR | Stig Inge Bjornebye | DR | Chris Powell | ||
| DR | Dominic Matteo | DR | Jacob Laursen | ||
| DR | John Scales | DR | Igor Stimac | ||
| DR | Phil Babb | DR | Paul McGrath | ||
| DR | Jason McAteer | DR | Gary Rowett | ||
| DR | Steve McManaman | S3 | DR | Christian Dailly | |
| MD | Michael Thomas | MD | Aljosa Asanovic | ||
| MD | Patrik Berger | S2 | MD | Darryl Powell | |
| FD | John Barnes | FD | Ashley Ward | ||
| FD | Robbie Fowler | S1 | FD | Ron Willems | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| MD | S1 | MD | Sean Flynn | ||
| MD | S2 | MD | Lee Carsley | ||
| WR | S3 | WR | Paul Simpson | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Roy Evans | Jim Smith | ||||