| Middlesbrough | Chelsea |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Carlo Cudicini |
| DR | Franck Queudrue | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Danny Mills | | DR | Wayne Bridge |
| DR | Chris Riggott | | DR | John Terry |
| DR | Colin Cooper | | DR | Robert Huth |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | Claude Makelele |
| MD | Gaizka Mendieta | | MD | Frank Lampard |
| S3 | MD | Doriva | S2 | MD | Jesper Gronkjaer |
| AM | Jonathan Greening | | WR | Damien Duff |
| S2 | FD | Szilard Nemeth | S1 | FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| S1 | FD | Malcolm Christie | S3 | FD | Eidur Gudjohnsen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Michael Ricketts | S1 | FD | Hernan Crespo |
| S2 | AM | Stewart Downing | S2 | MD | Joe Cole |
| S3 | FD | Juninho | S3 | FD | Adrian Mutu |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve McClaren | | | Claudio Ranieri |