| Liverpool | Derby County |
|---|
| GK | Sander Westerveld | | GK | Russell Hoult |
| DR | Vegard Heggem | | DR | Tony Dorigo |
| DR | Steve Staunton | | DR | Horacio Carbonari |
| DR | Stephane Henchoz | | DR | Jacob Laursen |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Stefan Schnoor |
| MD | Jamie Carragher | S2 | MD | Seth Johnson |
| S1 | MD | Vladimir Smicer | | MD | Rory Delap |
| MD | Jamie Redknapp | | MD | Darryl Powell |
| MD | Didi Hamann | S1 | MD | Stefano Eranio |
| S3 | FD | Michael Owen | S3 | FD | Esteban Fuertes |
| S2 | FD | Titi Camara | | FD | Deon Burton |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Danny Murphy | S1 | DR | Vassilis Borbokis |
| S2 | DR | Erik Meijer | S2 | DR | Spencer Prior |
| S3 | FD | Steven Gerrard | S3 | FD | Dean Sturridge |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gerard Houllier | | | Jim Smith |