| Middlesbrough | Watford |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Ben Foster |
| DR | Abel Xavier | | DR | James Chambers |
| S2 | DR | Andrew Taylor | | DR | Jordan Stewart |
| DR | Chris Riggott | | DR | Danny Shittu |
| DR | Robert Huth | | DR | Jay DeMerit |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | Damien Francis |
| MD | Fabio Rochemback | S2 | MD | Gavin Mahon |
| AM | Adam Johnson | | MD | Douglas Rinaldi |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | FD | Tommy Smith |
| S1 | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni | S1 | FD | Darius Henderson |
| S3 | FD | Mark Viduka | | FD | Steve Kabba |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Malcolm Christie | S1 | WR | Hameur Bouazza |
| S2 | DR | Stuart Parnaby | S2 | FD | Tamas Priskin |
| S3 | FD | Dong-gook Lee | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Aidy Boothroyd |