| Middlesbrough | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | GK | Thomas Sorensen | ||
| DR | Franck Queudrue | DR | Stephen Wright | ||
| DR | Robbie Stockdale | DR | Michael Gray | ||
| DR | Ugo Ehiogu | DR | Phil Babb | ||
| DR | Gareth Southgate | DR | Joachim Bjorklund | ||
| DR | Colin Cooper | MD | Claudio Reyna | ||
| MD | Geremi | MD | Jason McAteer | ||
| AM | Jonathan Greening | S1 | MD | Tommy Butler | |
| S2 | FD | Szilard Nemeth | WR | Matt Piper | |
| FD | Massimo Maccarone | FD | Tore Andre Flo | ||
| S1 | FD | Joseph-Desire Job | FD | Marcus Stewart | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | MD | Mark Wilson | S1 | MD | David Bellion |
| S2 | FD | Noel Whelan | |||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Steve McClaren | Peter Reid | ||||