| Sunderland | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Kelvin Davis | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Justin Hoyte | | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz |
| DR | Gary Breen | | DR | Stuart Parnaby |
| DR | Steven Caldwell | | DR | Andrew Taylor |
| S1 | DR | Danny Collins | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | | MD | Gaizka Mendieta |
| MD | Tommy Miller | | MD | Doriva |
| MD | Julio Arca | | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| MD | Anthony Le Tallec | S2 | AM | Stewart Downing |
| AM | Liam Lawrence | S3 | FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| S2 | FD | Jon Stead | S1 | FD | Mark Viduka |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Kevin Kyle | S1 | DR | Andrew Davies |
| S2 | FD | Daryl Murphy | S2 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| | | S3 | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mick McCarthy | | | Steve McClaren |