| Sheffield United | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Paddy Kenny | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Chris Armstrong | | DR | Andrew Taylor |
| DR | Leigh Bromby | | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz |
| DR | Phil Jagielka | | DR | Andrew Davies |
| DR | Claude Davis | | DR | Jonathan Woodgate |
| MD | Mikele Leigertwood | | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| MD | Michael Tonge | | MD | Fabio Rochemback |
| S1 | MD | Alan Quinn | S1 | AM | James Morrison |
| S3 | AM | Keith Gillespie | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| FD | Rob Hulse | | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| S2 | FD | Colin Kazim-Richards | | FD | Mark Viduka |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Danny Webber | S1 | MD | Gaizka Mendieta |
| S2 | FD | Steve Kabba | | | |
| S3 | FD | Christian Nade | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Neil Warnock | | | Gareth Southgate |