| Middlesbrough | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Craig Gordon |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | Danny Higginbotham |
| DR | Andrew Taylor | | DR | Paul McShane |
| DR | Jonathan Woodgate | | DR | Danny Collins |
| DR | David Wheater | | MD | Greg Halford |
| S2 | MD | Julio Arca | S1 | MD | Dickson Etuhu |
| MD | Gary O'Neil | | MD | Grant Leadbitter |
| MD | Fabio Rochemback | S3 | WR | Ross Wallace |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | FD | Michael Chopra |
| S3 | FD | Mido | | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| S1 | FD | Tuncay Sanli | S2 | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Dong-gook Lee | S1 | MD | Liam Miller |
| S2 | MD | George Boateng | S2 | FD | Anthony Stokes |
| S3 | MD | Lee Cattermole | S3 | FD | Roy O'Donovan |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Roy Keane |