| Blackburn Rovers | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| DR | Michael Gray | | DR | Ugo Ehiogu |
| DR | Zurab Khizanishvili | S1 | DR | Chris Riggott |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Andrew Davies |
| MD | Steven Reid | | MD | George Boateng |
| MD | Robbie Savage | | MD | Fabio Rochemback |
| S1 | AM | Brett Emerton | S2 | MD | Ray Parlour |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | AM | James Morrison |
| FD | Craig Bellamy | S3 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| S2 | FD | Florent Sinama Pongolle | | FD | Mark Viduka |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Aaron Mokoena | S1 | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz |
| S2 | WR | David Bentley | S2 | DR | Andrew Taylor |
| | | S3 | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Steve McClaren |