| Sunderland | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Stephen Wright | S1 | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| S2 | DR | Michael Gray | | DR | Stuart Parnaby |
| DR | Jody Craddock | | DR | Chris Riggott |
| DR | Talal El Karkouri | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | DR | Colin Cooper |
| MD | Jason McAteer | | MD | George Boateng |
| S1 | MD | David Bellion | | MD | Geremi |
| S3 | AM | Kevin Kilbane | | AM | Jonathan Greening |
| FD | Tore Andre Flo | S2 | FD | Malcolm Christie |
| FD | Kevin Phillips | | FD | Michael Ricketts |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Matt Piper | S1 | DR | David Murphy |
| S2 | MD | Julio Arca | S2 | FD | Szilard Nemeth |
| S3 | FD | Michael Proctor | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Howard Wilkinson | | | Steve McClaren |