| Middlesbrough | Everton |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Tim Howard |
| DR | Andrew Taylor | S1 | DR | Tony Hibbert |
| DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | S3 | DR | Nuno Valente |
| DR | Andrew Davies | | DR | Phil Neville |
| DR | Robert Huth | | DR | Joseph Yobo |
| MD | George Boateng | | DR | Joleon Lescott |
| S1 | MD | Lee Cattermole | | MD | Lee Carsley |
| S2 | AM | Stewart Downing | S2 | MD | Simon Davies |
| FD | Jason Euell | | MD | Tim Cahill |
| FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni | | MD | Mikel Arteta |
| FD | Mark Viduka | | FD | Andrew Johnson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Stuart Parnaby | S1 | FD | James Beattie |
| S2 | MD | Julio Arca | S2 | AM | James McFadden |
| | | S3 | AM | Andy van der Meyde |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | David Moyes |