| Chelsea | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Carlo Cudicini | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Wayne Bridge | | DR | Luke Young |
| DR | Juliano Belletti | | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz |
| DR | Ricardo Carvalho | | DR | Andrew Taylor |
| DR | John Terry | | DR | David Wheater |
| MD | Michael Essien | S2 | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| MD | Joe Cole | | MD | George Boateng |
| MD | John Obi Mikel | S3 | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| S1 | MD | Michael Ballack | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| S3 | FD | Didier Drogba | S1 | FD | Tuncay Sanli |
| S2 | FD | Salomon Kalou | | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S1 | FD | Afonso Alves |
| S2 | FD | Nicolas Anelka | S2 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| S3 | DR | Alex Dias da Costa | S3 | MD | Mohamed Shawky |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Avram Grant | | | Gareth Southgate |