| Blackburn Rovers | Derby County |
|---|
| GK | John Filan | | GK | Mart Poom |
| DR | Jeff Kenna | | DR | Chris Powell |
| DR | Patrick Valery | S1 | DR | Matt Carbon |
| S1 | DR | Colin Hendry | | DR | Igor Stimac |
| DR | Stephane Henchoz | | DR | Jacob Laursen |
| DR | Billy McKinlay | | DR | Christian Dailly |
| MD | Garry Flitcroft | S3 | MD | Robin van der Laan |
| S3 | MD | Stuart Ripley | | MD | Lee Carsley |
| MD | Jason Wilcox | | MD | Stefano Eranio |
| AM | Kevin Gallacher | | AM | Jonathan Hunt |
| S2 | WR | Chris Sutton | S2 | WR | Paul Simpson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Ian Pearce | S1 | FD | Ashley Ward |
| S2 | FD | Martin Dahlin | S2 | FD | Deon Burton |
| S3 | MD | Anders Andersson | S3 | MD | Darryl Powell |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roy Hodgson | | | Jim Smith |