| Manchester City | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Ben Thatcher | | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| S2 | DR | Danny Mills | | DR | Stuart Parnaby |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Ugo Ehiogu |
| DR | Nedum Onuoha | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| S3 | MD | Claudio Reyna | | MD | George Boateng |
| MD | Kiki Musampa | S2 | MD | Ray Parlour |
| MD | Joey Barton | | MD | Doriva |
| S1 | MD | Antoine Sibierski | | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S1 | FD | Szilard Nemeth |
| FD | Robbie Fowler | | FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Bradley Wright-Phillips | S1 | AM | Stewart Downing |
| S2 | WR | Lee Croft | S3S2 | AM | James Morrison |
| S3 | GK | Nicky Weaver | S3 | DR | Michael Reiziger |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Stuart Pearce | | | Steve McClaren |