| Middlesbrough | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Chris Kirkland |
| DR | Franck Queudrue | S1 | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Djimi Traore |
| DR | Andrew Davies | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Colin Cooper | | MD | Danny Murphy |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Gaizka Mendieta | | MD | Igor Biscan |
| MD | Doriva | | AM | Harry Kewell |
| MD | Bolo Zenden | | FD | Emile Heskey |
| FD | Juninho | S3 | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| S1 | FD | Michael Ricketts | S2 | FD | Michael Owen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Szilard Nemeth | S1 | MD | Salif Diao |
| | | S2 | FD | Florent Sinama Pongolle |
| | | S3 | MD | Vladimir Smicer |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve McClaren | | | Gerard Houllier |