| Middlesbrough | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Stuart Taylor |
| DR | Franck Queudrue | S1 | DR | Ashley Cole |
| DR | Ugo Ehiogu | | DR | Lauren |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Pascal Cygan |
| DR | Colin Cooper | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| MD | George Boateng | S2 | MD | Robert Pires |
| S1 | MD | Doriva | | MD | Ray Parlour |
| AM | Jonathan Greening | | MD | Gilberto Silva |
| S2 | FD | Juninho | | AM | Freddie Ljungberg |
| FD | Szilard Nemeth | | FD | Sylvain Wiltord |
| S3 | FD | Malcolm Christie | S3 | FD | Thierry Henry |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Luke Wilkshire | S1 | DR | Oleg Luzhny |
| S2 | FD | Massimo Maccarone | S2 | MD | Giovanni van Bronckhorst |
| S3 | FD | Joseph-Desire Job | S3 | FD | Dennis Bergkamp |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve McClaren | | | Arsene Wenger |