| Manchester City | Derby County |
|---|
| GK | Kasper Schmeichel | | GK | Stephen Bywater |
| DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Andy Griffin |
| DR | Vedran Corluka | S3 | DR | Tyrone Mears |
| DR | Javier Garrido | | DR | Andy Todd |
| DR | Richard Dunne | S1 | DR | Claude Davis |
| MD | Michael Johnson | | DR | Darren Moore |
| MD | Stephen Ireland | | MD | David Jones |
| S3 | MD | Elano | | MD | Matt Oakley |
| MD | Didi Hamann | | MD | Stephen Pearson |
| S1 | WR | Martin Petrov | | FD | Steve Howard |
| S2 | FD | Rolando Bianchi | S2 | FD | Craig Fagan |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Geovanni | S1 | WR | Gary Teale |
| S2 | FD | Valeri Bojinov | S2 | FD | Rob Earnshaw |
| S3 | FD | Emile Mpenza | S3 | DR | Jay McEveley |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sven-Goran Eriksson | | | Billy Davies |