| Sunderland | Derby County |
|---|
| GK | Darren Ward | | GK | Stephen Bywater |
| DR | Danny Higginbotham | | DR | Jay McEveley |
| S2 | DR | Carlos Edwards | | DR | Andy Griffin |
| DR | Paul McShane | | DR | Claude Davis |
| DR | Danny Collins | | DR | Darren Moore |
| MD | Greg Halford | | MD | Matt Oakley |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | | MD | Stephen Pearson |
| S3 | MD | Grant Leadbitter | S2 | WR | Gary Teale |
| WR | Ross Wallace | | FD | Steve Howard |
| FD | Kenwyne Jones | S3 | FD | Kenny Miller |
| S1 | FD | Andy Cole | S1 | FD | Giles Barnes |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Michael Chopra | S1 | FD | Craig Fagan |
| S2 | FD | Anthony Stokes | S2 | DR | Dean Leacock |
| S3 | MD | Liam Miller | S3 | FD | Rob Earnshaw |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roy Keane | | | Paul Jewell |