| Blackburn Rovers | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Lucas Neill | | DR | Andrew Taylor |
| DR | Andre Ooijer | | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz |
| DR | Andy Todd | S2 | DR | Andrew Davies |
| S1 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | | DR | Jonathan Woodgate |
| MD | Robbie Savage | S1 | MD | George Boateng |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| WR | David Bentley | S3 | AM | James Morrison |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| S2 | FD | Shabani Nonda | | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| FD | Benni McCarthy | | FD | Mark Viduka |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Aaron Mokoena | S1 | FD | Jason Euell |
| S2 | FD | Matt Derbyshire | S2 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| | | S3 | FD | Malcolm Christie |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Gareth Southgate |