| Derby County | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Roy Carroll | | GK | Scott Carson |
| DR | Tyrone Mears | | DR | Wilfred Bouma |
| DR | Alan Stubbs | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| S1 | DR | Andy Todd | | DR | Martin Laursen |
| S2 | DR | Darren Moore | | DR | Zat Knight |
| S3 | MD | David Jones | S2 | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Hossam Ghaly | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| MD | Robbie Savage | | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| WR | Eddie Lewis | S3 | AM | Ashley Young |
| FD | Emanuel Villa | S1 | FD | John Carew |
| FD | Kenny Miller | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Dean Leacock | S1 | FD | Marlon Harewood |
| S2 | FD | Rob Earnshaw | S2 | MD | Moustapha Salifou |
| S3 | DR | Jay McEveley | S3 | AM | Patrik Berger |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Jewell | | | Martin O'Neill |