| Chelsea | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Petr Cech | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Paulo Ferreira | | DR | Michael Reiziger |
| DR | William Gallas | | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| DR | John Terry | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| MD | Claude Makelele | | DR | Colin Cooper |
| S1 | MD | Alexei Smertin | | MD | Ray Parlour |
| MD | Frank Lampard | S2 | MD | Doriva |
| S2 | MD | Joe Cole | | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| WR | Damien Duff | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| WR | Arjen Robben | S1 | FD | Szilard Nemeth |
| S3 | FD | Didier Drogba | | FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Mateja Kezman | S1 | FD | Joseph-Desire Job |
| S2 | DR | Glen Johnson | S2 | AM | James Morrison |
| S3 | MD | Tiago | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Jose Mourinho | | | Steve McClaren |