| Everton | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Paul Gerrard | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | David Unsworth | | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| DR | Tony Hibbert | | DR | Robbie Stockdale |
| DR | Alan Stubbs | | DR | Ugo Ehiogu |
| DR | David Weir | S1 | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| S1 | MD | Niclas Alexandersson | | DR | Colin Cooper |
| MD | Mark Pembridge | | MD | Geremi |
| MD | Li Tie | | AM | Jonathan Greening |
| MD | Thomas Gravesen | | FD | Szilard Nemeth |
| S2 | FD | Tomasz Radzinski | S2 | FD | Massimo Maccarone |
| FD | Kevin Campbell | S3 | FD | Joseph-Desire Job |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Wayne Rooney | S1 | FD | Noel Whelan |
| S2 | MD | Lee Carsley | S2 | MD | Carlos Marinelli |
| | | S3 | FD | Alen Boksic |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Moyes | | | Steve McClaren |