| Middlesbrough | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Andrew Taylor | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | | DR | Andre Ooijer |
| DR | Stuart Parnaby | | DR | Zurab Khizanishvili |
| S3 | DR | Andrew Davies | S1 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| DR | Jonathan Woodgate | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| MD | Fabio Rochemback | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| S1 | MD | Gaizka Mendieta | | WR | David Bentley |
| S2 | AM | James Morrison | S3 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| FD | Jason Euell | | FD | Shabani Nonda |
| FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni | S2 | FD | Benni McCarthy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Lee Cattermole | S1 | MD | Aaron Mokoena |
| S2 | FD | Mark Viduka | S2 | FD | Paul Gallagher |
| S3 | AM | Adam Johnson | S3 | DR | Michael Gray |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Mark Hughes |