| Middlesbrough | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Scott Carson |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | Wilfred Bouma |
| DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Jonathan Woodgate | S3 | DR | Martin Laursen |
| DR | David Wheater | | DR | Zat Knight |
| MD | Gary O'Neil | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | George Boateng | S2 | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| S1 | MD | Lee Cattermole | | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | AM | Ashley Young |
| AM | Adam Johnson | S1 | FD | John Carew |
| S2 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Fabio Rochemback | S1 | MD | Shaun Maloney |
| S2 | FD | Ben Hutchinson | S2 | MD | Craig Gardner |
| | | S3 | DR | Curtis Davies |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Martin O'Neill |