| Arsenal | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Jens Lehmann | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Ashley Cole | S1 | DR | Michael Reiziger |
| DR | Lauren | | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| DR | Pascal Cygan | | DR | Chris Riggott |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | Colin Cooper |
| MD | Cesc Fabregas | | MD | George Boateng |
| MD | Gilberto Silva | | MD | Gaizka Mendieta |
| S1 | AM | Freddie Ljungberg | | MD | Ray Parlour |
| S2 | WR | Jose Antonio Reyes | S2 | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| FD | Dennis Bergkamp | | FD | Joseph-Desire Job |
| FD | Thierry Henry | | FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Robert Pires | S1 | DR | Stuart Parnaby |
| S2 | MD | Mathieu Flamini | S2 | FD | Szilard Nemeth |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Steve McClaren |