| Sunderland | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Mark Crossley |
| S2 | DR | Bernt Haas | | DR | Robbie Stockdale |
| DR | Michael Gray | | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| DR | Jody Craddock | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| DR | Stanislav Varga | | DR | Gianluca Festa |
| MD | Stefan Schwarz | | DR | Jason Gavin |
| S1 | MD | Jason McAteer | S2 | MD | Phil Stamp |
| MD | Claudio Reyna | | MD | Paul Ince |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | | AM | Jonathan Greening |
| FD | Niall Quinn | S1 | FD | Dean Windass |
| FD | Kevin Phillips | S3 | FD | Noel Whelan |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Julio Arca | S1 | DR | Dean Gordon |
| S2 | MD | David Bellion | S2 | MD | Robbie Mustoe |
| | | S3 | FD | Andy Campbell |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Peter Reid | | | Steve McClaren |