| Derby County | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Stephen Bywater | | GK | Maik Taylor |
| DR | Jay McEveley | | DR | Stephen Kelly |
| DR | Andy Griffin | | DR | Stuart Parnaby |
| DR | Andy Todd | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| S1 | DR | Claude Davis | | DR | Johan Djourou |
| MD | Matt Oakley | | DR | Radhi Jaidi |
| MD | Stephen Pearson | S3 | MD | Fabrice Muamba |
| S2 | WR | Eddie Lewis | | WR | Olivier Kapo |
| S3 | WR | Gary Teale | S2 | WR | Gary McSheffrey |
| FD | Steve Howard | S1 | FD | Mikael Forssell |
| FD | Craig Fagan | | FD | Cameron Jerome |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Darren Moore | S1 | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| S2 | FD | Rob Earnshaw | S2 | MD | Mehdi Nafti |
| S3 | DR | Dean Leacock | S3 | DR | Mat Sadler |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Billy Davies | | | Steve Bruce |