| Middlesbrough | Derby County |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Roy Carroll |
| S1 | DR | Luke Young | | DR | Jay McEveley |
| DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | | DR | Dean Leacock |
| DR | Andrew Taylor | | DR | Andy Todd |
| DR | David Wheater | | DR | Darren Moore |
| MD | Gary O'Neil | S2 | MD | David Jones |
| MD | George Boateng | S3 | MD | Robbie Savage |
| MD | Lee Cattermole | | WR | Eddie Lewis |
| AM | Stewart Downing | S1 | WR | Mile Sterjovski |
| S2 | FD | Tuncay Sanli | | FD | Rob Earnshaw |
| S3 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere | | FD | Kenny Miller |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Mohamed Shawky | S1 | FD | Emanuel Villa |
| S2 | AM | Adam Johnson | S2 | MD | Stephen Pearson |
| S3 | FD | Afonso Alves | S3 | MD | Hossam Ghaly |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Paul Jewell |