| Everton | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Nigel Martyn | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| S2 | DR | Steve Watson | | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| DR | Alessandro Pistone | S3 | DR | Danny Mills |
| DR | Gary Naysmith | | DR | Chris Riggott |
| S1 | DR | Alan Stubbs | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| DR | Joseph Yobo | | MD | George Boateng |
| MD | Thomas Gravesen | | MD | Gaizka Mendieta |
| MD | Tobias Linderoth | | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | | FD | Juninho |
| FD | Tomasz Radzinski | S1 | FD | Massimo Maccarone |
| FD | Wayne Rooney | | FD | Joseph-Desire Job |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | David Unsworth | S2S1 | MD | Doriva |
| S2 | FD | Francis Jeffers | S2 | DR | Stuart Parnaby |
| | | S3 | FD | Szilard Nemeth |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Moyes | | | Steve McClaren |