| Derby County | Nottingham Forest |
|---|
| GK | Russell Hoult | | GK | Mark Crossley |
| S1 | DR | Vassilis Borbokis | | DR | Matthieu Louis-Jean |
| DR | Horacio Carbonari | | DR | Alan Rogers |
| DR | Spencer Prior | | DR | Thierry Bonalair |
| DR | Jacob Laursen | | DR | Christian Edwards |
| DR | Stefan Schnoor | | DR | Richard Gough |
| MD | Lars Bohinen | | MD | Andy Johnson |
| MD | Darryl Powell | | MD | Carlton Palmer |
| S3 | FD | Deon Burton | S1 | FD | Pierre van Hooijdonk |
| FD | Paulo Wanchope | | FD | Dougie Freedman |
| S2 | FD | Francesco Baiano | S2 | FD | Marlon Harewood |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Dean Sturridge | S1 | FD | Neil Shipperley |
| S2 | DR | Kevin Harper | S2 | DR | Steve Chettle |
| S3 | | Mart Poom | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Jim Smith | | | Ron Atkinson |