| Wigan Athletic | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Mike Pollitt | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Pascal Chimbonda | | DR | Abel Xavier |
| DR | Leighton Baines | | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| DR | Stephane Henchoz | | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz |
| DR | Arjan de Zeeuw | | DR | Ugo Ehiogu |
| MD | Graham Kavanagh | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| MD | Damien Francis | | MD | George Boateng |
| MD | Jimmy Bullard | | MD | Fabio Rochemback |
| FD | Lee McCulloch | S1 | AM | James Morrison |
| S1 | FD | David Connolly | | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| FD | Jason Roberts | S2 | FD | Mark Viduka |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Henri Camara | S1 | MD | Doriva |
| | | S2 | FD | Massimo Maccarone |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Jewell | | | Steve McClaren |