| Derby County | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Andy Oakes | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Warren Barton | | DR | Bernt Haas |
| DR | Luciano Zavagno | | DR | Michael Gray |
| DR | Danny Higginbotham | | DR | Jody Craddock |
| DR | Chris Riggott | S1 | DR | Joachim Bjorklund |
| S1 | MD | Darryl Powell | | MD | Stefan Schwarz |
| MD | Pierre Ducrocq | | MD | Jason McAteer |
| MD | Rob Lee | S2 | MD | Julio Arca |
| FD | Malcolm Christie | | MD | Claudio Reyna |
| FD | Fabrizio Ravanelli | S3 | FD | Niall Quinn |
| S2 | FD | Lee Morris | | FD | Kevin Phillips |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Paul Boertien | S1 | DR | Darren Williams |
| S2 | FD | Deon Burton | S2 | MD | David Bellion |
| | | S3 | FD | Kevin Kyle |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | John Gregory | | | Peter Reid |