| Middlesbrough | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Franck Queudrue | | DR | Michael Gray |
| DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | | DR | Zurab Khizanishvili |
| DR | Stuart Parnaby | S1 | DR | Andy Todd |
| DR | Chris Riggott | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| S1 | MD | Fabio Rochemback | | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| S2 | MD | Gaizka Mendieta | S3 | MD | David Thompson |
| S3 | MD | Doriva | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni | S2 | WR | David Bentley |
| FD | Mark Viduka | | FD | Shefki Kuqi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Adam Johnson | S1 | MD | Aaron Mokoena |
| S2 | MD | Jason Kennedy | S2 | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| S3 | FD | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | S3 | MD | Steven Reid |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve McClaren | | | Mark Hughes |