| Derby County | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Mart Poom | | GK | Sander Westerveld |
| S1 | DR | Chris Riggott | S1 | DR | Vegard Heggem |
| DR | Bjorn Otto Bragstad | | DR | Christian Ziege |
| S2 | MD | Stefano Eranio | | DR | Markus Babbel |
| MD | Seth Johnson | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Simo Valakari | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| MD | Rory Delap | S3 | MD | Nick Barmby |
| MD | Craig Burley | | MD | Gary McAllister |
| MD | Georgi Kinkladze | | AM | Patrik Berger |
| MD | Darryl Powell | | FD | Emile Heskey |
| FD | Malcolm Christie | S2 | FD | Michael Owen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Branko Strupar | S1 | MD | Danny Murphy |
| S2 | FD | Dean Sturridge | S2 | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| | | S3 | MD | Vladimir Smicer |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Jim Smith | | | Gerard Houllier |