| Portsmouth | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Brad Jones |
| DR | Glen Johnson | | DR | Abel Xavier |
| S1 | DR | Djimi Traore | | DR | Andrew Taylor |
| DR | Lauren | | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz |
| DR | Linvoy Primus | | DR | Jonathan Woodgate |
| DR | Sol Campbell | | MD | George Boateng |
| MD | Gary O'Neil | | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| MD | Pedro Mendes | | MD | Julio Arca |
| MD | Matt Taylor | S1 | AM | James Morrison |
| S2 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| S3 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu | S2 | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Roudolphe Douala | S1 | FD | Malcolm Christie |
| S2 | FD | Lomana LuaLua | S2 | FD | Jason Euell |
| S3 | FD | Andy Cole | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Harry Redknapp | | | Gareth Southgate |