| Middlesbrough | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Andreas Isaksson |
| S3 | DR | Luke Young | | DR | Michael Ball |
| DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | | DR | Vedran Corluka |
| DR | Chris Riggott | | DR | Sun Jihai |
| DR | David Wheater | | DR | Javier Garrido |
| S1 | MD | Julio Arca | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| MD | Fabio Rochemback | | MD | Gelson Fernandes |
| AM | Stewart Downing | S3 | WR | Martin Petrov |
| FD | Afonso Alves | S2 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| S2 | FD | Tuncay Sanli | S1 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Adam Johnson | S1 | FD | Nery Alberto Castillo |
| S2 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere | S2 | MD | Didi Hamann |
| S3 | DR | Tony McMahon | S3 | MD | Elano |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Sven-Goran Eriksson |