| Derby County | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Stephen Bywater | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| S1 | DR | Andy Griffin | | DR | Luke Young |
| DR | Tyrone Mears | | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz |
| DR | Dean Leacock | | DR | Jonathan Woodgate |
| DR | Claude Davis | | DR | David Wheater |
| DR | Darren Moore | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| MD | Matt Oakley | | MD | George Boateng |
| MD | Stephen Pearson | | MD | Fabio Rochemback |
| S2 | WR | Gary Teale | S1 | AM | Stewart Downing |
| S3 | FD | Kenny Miller | | FD | Tuncay Sanli |
| FD | Giles Barnes | | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Jay McEveley | S1 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| S2 | FD | Steve Howard | | | |
| S3 | FD | Rob Earnshaw | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Jewell | | | Gareth Southgate |