| Blackburn Rovers | Nottingham Forest |
|---|
| GK | John Filan | | GK | Mark Crossley |
| DR | Callum Davidson | | DR | Matthieu Louis-Jean |
| S2 | DR | Gary Croft | | DR | Alan Rogers |
| DR | Darren Peacock | | DR | Thierry Bonalair |
| DR | Stephane Henchoz | | DR | Richard Gough |
| DR | Lee Carsley | | DR | Steve Chettle |
| MD | Jason Wilcox | | MD | Chris Bart-Williams |
| S3 | MD | Damien Duff | | MD | Carlton Palmer |
| MD | Keith Gillespie | S2 | MD | Hugo Porfirio |
| FD | Kevin Gallacher | | FD | Dougie Freedman |
| S1 | FD | Matt Jansen | S1 | FD | Marlon Harewood |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Kevin Davies | S1 | DR | Christian Edwards |
| S2 | MD | Damien Johnson | S2 | MD | Bernard Allou |
| S3 | | David Dunn | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Brian Kidd | | | Ron Atkinson |