| Nottingham Forest | Derby County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Dave Beasant | S2 | GK | Russell Hoult | |
| DR | Craig Armstrong | DR | Tony Dorigo | ||
| DR | Alan Rogers | DR | Steve Elliott | ||
| DR | Thierry Bonalair | DR | Horacio Carbonari | ||
| DR | Steve Chettle | DR | Spencer Prior | ||
| DR | Scot Gemmill | DR | Jacob Laursen | ||
| MD | Nigel Quashie | MD | Lars Bohinen | ||
| MD | Chris Bart-Williams | MD | Darryl Powell | ||
| WR | Steve Stone | S1 | WR | Kevin Harper | |
| FD | Pierre van Hooijdonk | FD | Deon Burton | ||
| S1 | FD | Dougie Freedman | FD | Paulo Wanchope | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | Marlon Harewood | S1 | FD | Dean Sturridge |
| GK | S2 | GK | Mart Poom | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Bassett | Jim Smith | ||||