| Aston Villa | Derby County |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Mart Poom |
| DR | Alan Wright | | DR | Danny Higginbotham |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Chris Riggott |
| DR | Alpay Ozalan | S1 | DR | Stefan Schnoor |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | DR | Bjorn Otto Bragstad |
| MD | Ian Taylor | | MD | Stefano Eranio |
| S2 | MD | Lee Hendrie | | MD | Craig Burley |
| AM | Steve Stone | | MD | Seth Johnson |
| S1 | WR | David Ginola | | MD | Darryl Powell |
| FD | Dion Dublin | S3 | FD | Deon Burton |
| FD | Paul Merson | S2 | FD | Malcolm Christie |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | George Boateng | S1 | MD | Rory Delap |
| S3S2 | FD | Julian Joachim | S2 | MD | Georgi Kinkladze |
| S3 | FD | Darius Vassell | S3 | FD | Dean Sturridge |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | John Gregory | | | Jim Smith |