| Middlesbrough | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Brad Jones | GK | Jens Lehmann | ||
| DR | Franck Queudrue | DR | Ashley Cole | ||
| DR | Stuart Parnaby | DR | Lauren | ||
| DR | Chris Riggott | DR | Philippe Senderos | ||
| DR | Gareth Southgate | DR | Kolo Toure | ||
| MD | George Boateng | MD | Patrick Vieira | ||
| S2 | MD | Ray Parlour | MD | Robert Pires | |
| S1 | MD | Doriva | MD | Cesc Fabregas | |
| AM | Stewart Downing | MD | Gilberto Silva | ||
| FD | Szilard Nemeth | S1 | WR | Jose Antonio Reyes | |
| FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | FD | Thierry Henry | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | Danny Graham | S1 | FD | Dennis Bergkamp |
| S2 | DR | Ugo Ehiogu | |||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Steve McClaren | Arsene Wenger | ||||