| Middlesbrough | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Jamie Ashdown |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| DR | Chris Riggott | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| DR | David Wheater | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| MD | Julio Arca | | MD | Lassana Diarra |
| S2 | MD | George Boateng | S1 | MD | Papa Bouba Diop |
| MD | Fabio Rochemback | | MD | Arnold Mvuemba |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | MD | Niko Kranjcar |
| S1 | FD | Afonso Alves | S2 | FD | Milan Baros |
| FD | Tuncay Sanli | | FD | Jermain Defoe |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere | S1 | MD | Sean Davis |
| S2 | MD | Lee Cattermole | S2 | FD | David Nugent |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Harry Redknapp |