| Nottingham Forest | Derby County |
|---|
| GK | Mark Crossley | | GK | Russell Hoult |
| DR | Des Lyttle | | DR | Chris Powell |
| S1 | DR | Stuart Pearce | S1 | DR | Jacob Laursen |
| DR | Colin Cooper | | DR | Igor Stimac |
| DR | Steve Blatherwick | | DR | Paul McGrath |
| DR | Chris Bart-Williams | | DR | Gary Rowett |
| S2 | DR | Scot Gemmill | | DR | Christian Dailly |
| MD | Chris Allen | | MD | Aljosa Asanovic |
| MD | Ian Woan | | MD | Darryl Powell |
| FD | Dean Saunders | S2 | FD | Ashley Ward |
| FD | Jason Lee | S3 | FD | Ron Willems |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Steve Chettle | S1 | MD | Lee Carsley |
| S2 | DR | Bryan Roy | S2 | DR | Matt Carbon |
| WR | | S3 | WR | Paul Simpson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Frank Clark | | | Jim Smith |