| Middlesbrough | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Jamie Ashdown |
| S1 | DR | Franck Queudrue | | DR | Brian Priske |
| DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | S1 | DR | Andy Griffin |
| DR | Stuart Parnaby | | DR | Dejan Stefanovic |
| DR | Chris Riggott | | DR | Andy O'Brien |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | MD | Jhon Viafara |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | Matt Taylor |
| S2 | MD | Fabio Rochemback | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| MD | Doriva | | MD | Zvonimir Vukic |
| S3 | FD | Massimo Maccarone | S3 | WR | Laurent Robert |
| FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni | S2 | FD | Dario Silva |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | MD | Gaizka Mendieta | S1 | MD | Giannis Skopelitis |
| S2 | FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | S2 | FD | Svetoslav Todorov |
| S3 | FD | Mark Viduka | S3 | DR | Gregory Vignal |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Steve McClaren | | | Alain Perrin |