| Middlesbrough | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Mark Crossley | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Robbie Stockdale | S2 | DR | Simon Charlton |
| S1 | DR | Franck Queudrue | | DR | Bruno N'Gotty |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Gudni Bergsson |
| DR | Ugo Ehiogu | | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| MD | Paul Ince | | MD | Gareth Farrelly |
| MD | Carlos Marinelli | S1 | MD | Per Frandsen |
| AM | Jonathan Greening | | AM | Nicky Southall |
| S3 | AM | Allan Johnston | | AM | Ricardo Gardner |
| S2 | FD | Szilard Nemeth | S3 | FD | Fredi Bobic |
| FD | Noel Whelan | | FD | Michael Ricketts |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Colin Cooper | S1 | DR | Anthony Barness |
| S2 | FD | Dean Windass | S2 | MD | Bo Hansen |
| S3 | MD | Robbie Mustoe | S3 | FD | Henrik Pedersen |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve McClaren | | | Sam Allardyce |