| Derby County | Everton |
|---|
| GK | Mart Poom | | GK | Neville Southall |
| DR | Chris Powell | | DR | Andy Hinchcliffe |
| DR | Gary Rowett | S2 | DR | Earl Barrett |
| DR | Igor Stimac | | DR | Craig Short |
| S1 | DR | Jacob Laursen | | DR | Slaven Bilic |
| MD | Christian Dailly | | MD | Gary Speed |
| MD | Lee Carsley | | MD | Danny Williamson |
| S2 | AM | Aljosa Asanovic | | AM | John Oster |
| S3 | WR | Jonathan Hunt | | WR | Graham Stuart |
| FD | Dean Sturridge | S1 | FD | Michael Branch |
| FD | Francesco Baiano | | FD | Duncan Ferguson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Robin van der Laan | S1 | FD | Danny Cadamarteri |
| S2 | MD | Paul Trollope | S2 | MD | Nick Barmby |
| S3 | | Darryl Powell | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Jim Smith | | | Howard Kendall |