| Derby County | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Lewis Price | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Jay McEveley | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Tyrone Mears | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| S1 | DR | Dean Leacock | | DR | Zurab Khizanishvili |
| S2 | DR | Michael Johnson | | MD | Aaron Mokoena |
| DR | Claude Davis | S3 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| MD | Matt Oakley | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| WR | Eddie Lewis | | WR | David Bentley |
| FD | Steve Howard | S1 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| S3 | FD | Kenny Miller | | FD | Roque Santa Cruz |
| FD | Giles Barnes | S2 | FD | Benni McCarthy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Benny Feilhaber | S1 | DR | Martin Olsson |
| S2 | FD | Craig Fagan | S2 | FD | Matt Derbyshire |
| S3 | FD | Jon Macken | S3 | MD | David Dunn |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Jewell | | | Mark Hughes |