| Middlesbrough | Derby County |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Russell Hoult |
| DR | Curtis Fleming | S1 | DR | Jacob Laursen |
| S1 | DR | Vladimir Kinder | | DR | Christian Dailly |
| S3 | DR | Nigel Pearson | | DR | Gary Rowett |
| DR | Gianluca Festa | | DR | Igor Stimac |
| MD | Robbie Mustoe | | MD | Darryl Powell |
| S2 | MD | Emerson | S2 | MD | Aljosa Asanovic |
| MD | Craig Hignett | S3 | MD | Lee Carsley |
| MD | Mikkel Beck | | MD | Robin van der Laan |
| FD | Juninho | | FD | Dean Sturridge |
| FD | Fabrizio Ravanelli | | FD | Ashley Ward |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Neil Cox | S1 | DR | Paul McGrath |
| S2 | FD | Phil Stamp | S2 | FD | Ron Willems |
| S3 | WR | Clayton Blackmore | S3 | WR | Paul Simpson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Bryan Robson | | | Jim Smith |