| Middlesbrough | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Michael Reiziger | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Franck Queudrue | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Ugo Ehiogu | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S1 | MD | Gaizka Mendieta | | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| MD | Ray Parlour | | MD | Momo Sissoko |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| S2 | FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | S1 | AM | Luis Garcia |
| S3 | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni | S2 | FD | Fernando Morientes |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Szilard Nemeth | S1 | FD | Djibril Cisse |
| S2 | FD | Mark Viduka | S2 | FD | Milan Baros |
| S3 | DR | Matty Bates | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve McClaren | | | Rafael Benitez |