| Middlesbrough | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Maik Taylor |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | Stephen Kelly |
| DR | Andrew Taylor | | DR | Stuart Parnaby |
| DR | Jonathan Woodgate | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| DR | David Wheater | | DR | Johan Djourou |
| MD | Julio Arca | | DR | Radhi Jaidi |
| MD | George Boateng | S1 | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| S1 | MD | Fabio Rochemback | S2 | MD | Fabrice Muamba |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | WR | Olivier Kapo |
| S3 | FD | Mido | S3 | FD | Mikael Forssell |
| S2 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere | | FD | Cameron Jerome |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | MD | Lee Cattermole | S1 | MD | Mehdi Nafti |
| S2 | FD | Tuncay Sanli | S2 | FD | Garry O'Connor |
| S3 | FD | Dong-gook Lee | S3 | WR | Gary McSheffrey |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Gareth Southgate | | | Steve Bruce |