| Middlesbrough | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Franck Queudrue | S1 | DR | Nicky Hunt |
| S2 | DR | Tony McMahon | | DR | Bruno N'Gotty |
| DR | Chris Riggott | | DR | Radhi Jaidi |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Fernando Hierro |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| MD | Ray Parlour | | MD | Gary Speed |
| MD | Bolo Zenden | S2 | AM | Stelios Giannakopoulos |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | AM | Ricardo Gardner |
| S1 | FD | Joseph-Desire Job | | FD | Kevin Davies |
| FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | S3 | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Mark Viduka | S1 | DR | Tal Ben Haim |
| S2 | AM | James Morrison | S2 | FD | Henrik Pedersen |
| | | S3 | GK | Kevin Poole |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve McClaren | | | Sam Allardyce |