| Derby County | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Mart Poom | | GK | David Seaman |
| DR | Paul Boertien | | DR | Lee Dixon |
| DR | Danny Higginbotham | | DR | Ashley Cole |
| DR | Chris Riggott | S1 | DR | Lauren |
| DR | Horacio Carbonari | | DR | Martin Keown |
| MD | Rory Delap | | DR | Tony Adams |
| MD | Stefano Eranio | | DR | Gilles Grimandi |
| S3 | MD | Georgi Kinkladze | | MD | Patrick Vieira |
| MD | Seth Johnson | S2 | AM | Freddie Ljungberg |
| S1 | MD | Craig Burley | S3 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| S2 | FD | Malcolm Christie | | FD | Sylvain Wiltord |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | MD | Adam Murray | S1 | FD | Thierry Henry |
| S2 | FD | Deon Burton | S2 | MD | Robert Pires |
| S3 | MD | Toddi Gudjonsson | S3 | MD | Ray Parlour |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Jim Smith | | | Arsene Wenger |