| Middlesbrough | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Nico Vaesen |
| DR | Franck Queudrue | S3 | DR | Jeff Kenna |
| DR | Robbie Stockdale | S1 | DR | Martin Grainger |
| DR | Ugo Ehiogu | | DR | Kenny Cunningham |
| DR | Tony Vidmar | | DR | Darren Purse |
| DR | Colin Cooper | | MD | Aliou Cisse |
| MD | Geremi | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| AM | Jonathan Greening | | MD | Damien Johnson |
| S1 | FD | Szilard Nemeth | | AM | Paul Devlin |
| FD | Massimo Maccarone | S2 | FD | Stern John |
| S2 | FD | Joseph-Desire Job | | FD | Clinton Morrison |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Alen Boksic | S1 | AM | Stan Lazaridis |
| S2 | MD | Luke Wilkshire | S2 | FD | Geoff Horsfield |
| | | S3 | FD | Jovan Kirovski |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve McClaren | | | Steve Bruce |