| Crystal Palace | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Gabor Kiraly | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| S1 | DR | Danny Granville | | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| DR | Mark Hudson | | DR | Stuart Parnaby |
| DR | Fitz Hall | | DR | Chris Riggott |
| MD | Mikele Leigertwood | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| S3 | MD | Aki Riihilahti | | MD | George Boateng |
| S2 | MD | Tom Soares | | MD | Ray Parlour |
| AM | Wayne Routledge | S2 | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| AM | Michael Hughes | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| FD | Andrew Johnson | | FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| FD | Dougie Freedman | S1 | FD | Mark Viduka |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Gary Borrowdale | S3S1 | FD | Szilard Nemeth |
| S2 | MD | Vassilios Lakis | S2 | MD | Doriva |
| S3 | FD | Wayne Andrews | S3 | FD | Danny Graham |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Iain Dowie | | | Steve McClaren |