| Coventry City | Derby County |
|---|
| GK | Magnus Hedman | | GK | Mart Poom |
| S1 | DR | Marc Edworthy | S3 | DR | Tony Dorigo |
| DR | Roland Nilsson | | DR | Horacio Carbonari |
| DR | Richard Shaw | | DR | Spencer Prior |
| DR | Paul Williams | | DR | Jacob Laursen |
| MD | Trond Egil Soltvedt | | MD | Rory Delap |
| S3 | MD | Gary McAllister | | MD | Lars Bohinen |
| S2 | MD | Paul Telfer | | MD | Darryl Powell |
| WR | Steve Froggatt | S1 | WR | Kevin Harper |
| FD | Noel Whelan | S2 | FD | Dean Sturridge |
| FD | Darren Huckerby | | FD | Paulo Wanchope |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Gary Breen | S1 | DR | Steve Elliott |
| S2 | MD | George Boateng | S2 | MD | Lee Carsley |
| S3 | AM | John Aloisi | S3 | AM | Jonathan Hunt |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gordon Strachan | | | Jim Smith |