| Middlesbrough | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | David James |
| DR | Michael Reiziger | | DR | Danny Mills |
| DR | Tony McMahon | | DR | Stephen Jordan |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| DR | Colin Cooper | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| MD | Ray Parlour | | MD | Joey Barton |
| MD | Bolo Zenden | | MD | Paul Bosvelt |
| AM | Stewart Downing | S1 | MD | Antoine Sibierski |
| S1 | FD | Szilard Nemeth | | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| S2 | FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| FD | Mark Viduka | S2 | FD | Jon Macken |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Doriva | S1 | MD | Willo Flood |
| S2 | DR | Matty Bates | S2 | FD | Bradley Wright-Phillips |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Steve McClaren | | | Kevin Keegan |