| Middlesbrough | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Andrew Taylor | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Chris Riggott | | DR | Andre Ooijer |
| DR | Andrew Davies | | DR | Chris Samba |
| DR | David Wheater | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| S3 | MD | Julio Arca | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| MD | George Boateng | S3 | MD | David Dunn |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | WR | David Bentley |
| S2 | FD | Tuncay Sanli | | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni | S1 | FD | Benni McCarthy |
| S1 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere | S2 | FD | Jason Roberts |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Dong-gook Lee | S1 | FD | Roque Santa Cruz |
| S2 | AM | Adam Johnson | S2 | FD | Matt Derbyshire |
| S3 | MD | Lee Cattermole | S3 | MD | Aaron Mokoena |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Mark Hughes |