| Everton | Derby County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Thomas Myhre | GK | Mart Poom | ||
| DR | Michael Ball | DR | Rob Kozluk | ||
| DR | David Unsworth | DR | Steve Elliott | ||
| DR | Slaven Bilic | DR | Horacio Carbonari | ||
| DR | Richard Dunne | DR | Spencer Prior | ||
| DR | Marco Materazzi | S2 | DR | Jacob Laursen | |
| MD | Don Hutchison | S1 | MD | Rory Delap | |
| S2 | MD | John Collins | MD | Darryl Powell | |
| MD | Olivier Dacourt | MD | Lee Carsley | ||
| S1 | MD | Danny Cadamarteri | MD | Stefano Eranio | |
| FD | Ibrahima Bakayoko | FD | Paulo Wanchope | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | WR | Nick Barmby | S1 | WR | Kevin Harper |
| S2 | AM | Michael Branch | S2 | AM | Jonathan Hunt |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Walter Smith | Jim Smith | ||||