| Middlesbrough | Crystal Palace |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Julian Speroni |
| DR | Franck Queudrue | | DR | Danny Granville |
| DR | Stuart Parnaby | | DR | Emmerson Boyce |
| DR | Chris Riggott | | DR | Mark Hudson |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Tony Popovic |
| MD | George Boateng | | DR | Fitz Hall |
| S1 | MD | Gaizka Mendieta | S1 | MD | Aki Riihilahti |
| MD | Ray Parlour | S2 | AM | Wayne Routledge |
| S2 | MD | Bolo Zenden | | AM | Michael Hughes |
| FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | | WR | Joonas Kolkka |
| FD | Mark Viduka | | FD | Andrew Johnson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Szilard Nemeth | S1 | MD | Shaun Derry |
| S2 | AM | Stewart Downing | S2 | FD | Ivan Kaviedes |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve McClaren | | | Iain Dowie |