| Chelsea | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Petr Cech | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Wayne Bridge | | DR | Andrew Taylor |
| DR | Paulo Ferreira | | DR | Abel Xavier |
| DR | John Terry | | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz |
| S1 | MD | Lassana Diarra | | DR | Andrew Davies |
| MD | Claude Makelele | | MD | George Boateng |
| MD | Michael Essien | S2 | MD | Julio Arca |
| MD | Frank Lampard | S1 | AM | James Morrison |
| FD | Didier Drogba | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| S3 | FD | Andrei Shevchenko | | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| S2 | FD | Salomon Kalou | S3 | FD | Mark Viduka |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Arjen Robben | S1 | FD | Jason Euell |
| S2 | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S2 | MD | Fabio Rochemback |
| S3 | MD | Geremi | S3 | FD | Malcolm Christie |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Jose Mourinho | | | Gareth Southgate |