| Middlesbrough | Wigan Athletic |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | S1 | GK | Chris Kirkland |
| DR | Abel Xavier | | DR | David Wright |
| S1 | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | | DR | Leighton Baines |
| DR | Andrew Taylor | | DR | Emmerson Boyce |
| DR | Jonathan Woodgate | | DR | Fitz Hall |
| MD | Julio Arca | | MD | Josip Skoko |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | Paul Scharner |
| AM | James Morrison | | AM | Kevin Kilbane |
| AM | Stewart Downing | S2 | WR | David Cotterill |
| FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni | | FD | Henri Camara |
| FD | Mark Viduka | | FD | Lee McCulloch |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Stuart Parnaby | S1 | GK | Mike Pollitt |
| | | S3S2 | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia |
| | | S3 | MD | Andreas Johansson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Paul Jewell |