| Middlesbrough | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | David James |
| DR | Stuart Parnaby | | DR | Noe Pamarot |
| DR | Andrew Taylor | | DR | Dejan Stefanovic |
| DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | | DR | Linvoy Primus |
| DR | Chris Riggott | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | Sean Davis |
| S1 | MD | Gaizka Mendieta | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| S2 | MD | Lee Cattermole | S1 | MD | David Thompson |
| AM | Stewart Downing | S3 | MD | Matt Taylor |
| FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni | | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari |
| S3 | FD | Mark Viduka | S2 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Fabio Rochemback | S1 | AM | Ognjen Koroman |
| S2 | AM | James Morrison | S2 | FD | Svetoslav Todorov |
| S3 | FD | Malcolm Christie | S3 | MD | Richard Hughes |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Harry Redknapp |