| Middlesbrough | Everton |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Nigel Martyn |
| DR | Franck Queudrue | S1 | DR | Steve Watson |
| DR | Danny Mills | | DR | Gary Naysmith |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Tony Hibbert |
| DR | Colin Cooper | | DR | Alan Stubbs |
| MD | George Boateng | | DR | Joseph Yobo |
| MD | Doriva | | MD | Thomas Gravesen |
| MD | Bolo Zenden | S2 | MD | Tobias Linderoth |
| S1 | AM | Jonathan Greening | S3 | AM | Kevin Kilbane |
| S3 | FD | Malcolm Christie | | FD | Tomasz Radzinski |
| S2 | FD | Joseph-Desire Job | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Michael Ricketts | S1 | MD | Lee Carsley |
| S2 | DR | Chris Riggott | S2 | FD | Duncan Ferguson |
| S3 | FD | Szilard Nemeth | S3 | AM | James McFadden |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve McClaren | | | David Moyes |