| Aston Villa | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Brad Jones |
| S2 | DR | Wilfred Bouma | | DR | Abel Xavier |
| S1 | DR | Ulises De la Cruz | | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Chris Riggott |
| DR | Liam Ridgewell | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | George Boateng |
| MD | James Milner | | MD | Fabio Rochemback |
| MD | Steven Davis | S1 | MD | Gaizka Mendieta |
| AM | Patrik Berger | | MD | Doriva |
| FD | Juan Pablo Angel | S2 | FD | Szilard Nemeth |
| FD | Luke Moore | | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Jlloyd Samuel | S1 | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| S2 | MD | Eirik Bakke | S2 | DR | Stuart Parnaby |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David O'Leary | | | Steve McClaren |