| Arsenal | Derby County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | John Lukic | GK | Russell Hoult | ||
| DR | Lee Dixon | DR | Chris Powell | ||
| DR | Nigel Winterburn | DR | Jacob Laursen | ||
| S1 | DR | Andy Linighan | DR | Gary Rowett | |
| DR | Steve Bould | DR | Paul McGrath | ||
| DR | Tony Adams | DR | Igor Stimac | ||
| MD | David Platt | S1 | MD | Aljosa Asanovic | |
| MD | Patrick Vieira | MD | Darryl Powell | ||
| MD | Ian Wright | S2 | MD | Sean Flynn | |
| FD | Paul Merson | FD | Dean Sturridge | ||
| FD | John Hartson | FD | Ashley Ward | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | DR | Paul Shaw | S1 | DR | Christian Dailly |
| DR | S2 | DR | Matt Carbon | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Arsene Wenger | Jim Smith | ||||