| Aston Villa | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Carlo Nash |
| DR | Mark Delaney | | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| DR | Jlloyd Samuel | | DR | Danny Mills |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| DR | Ronny Johnsen | | DR | Colin Cooper |
| S1 | MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | George Boateng |
| S2 | MD | Lee Hendrie | | MD | Gaizka Mendieta |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | MD | Doriva |
| MD | Peter Whittingham | | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| S3 | FD | Marcus Allback | S2 | FD | Juninho |
| FD | Juan Pablo Angel | S1 | FD | Michael Ricketts |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger | S1 | FD | Massimo Maccarone |
| S2 | FD | Darius Vassell | S2 | AM | Jonathan Greening |
| S3 | FD | Dion Dublin | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David O'Leary | | | Steve McClaren |