| Middlesbrough | Chelsea |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Petr Cech |
| DR | Franck Queudrue | | DR | Paulo Ferreira |
| DR | Stuart Parnaby | | DR | Ricardo Carvalho |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | William Gallas |
| DR | Colin Cooper | | DR | John Terry |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | Claude Makelele |
| S1 | MD | Ray Parlour | S1 | MD | Alexei Smertin |
| MD | Doriva | | MD | Frank Lampard |
| MD | Bolo Zenden | S3 | WR | Damien Duff |
| FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | | FD | Didier Drogba |
| S3 | FD | Mark Viduka | S2 | FD | Eidur Gudjohnsen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S2S1 | FD | Joseph-Desire Job | S1 | MD | Tiago |
| S2 | AM | Stewart Downing | S2 | FD | Mateja Kezman |
| S3 | AM | James Morrison | S3 | DR | Robert Huth |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve McClaren | | | Jose Mourinho |