| Arsenal | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Jens Lehmann | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Ashley Cole | | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| DR | Lauren | | DR | Danny Mills |
| DR | Pascal Cygan | S1 | DR | Ugo Ehiogu |
| DR | Sol Campbell | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| MD | Patrick Vieira | | MD | George Boateng |
| S2 | MD | Robert Pires | S2 | MD | Doriva |
| MD | Gilberto Silva | | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| S3 | AM | Freddie Ljungberg | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| FD | Thierry Henry | | FD | Szilard Nemeth |
| S1 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere | S3 | FD | Joseph-Desire Job |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu | S1 | DR | Chris Riggott |
| S2 | MD | Edu | S2 | FD | Juninho |
| S3 | MD | Ray Parlour | S3 | FD | Massimo Maccarone |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Steve McClaren |