| Blackburn Rovers | Middlesbrough | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Paul Robinson | GK | Ross Turnbull | ||
| DR | Danny Simpson | DR | Andrew Taylor | ||
| S2 | DR | Martin Olsson | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | DR | Chris Riggott | ||
| DR | Andre Ooijer | DR | David Wheater | ||
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | MD | Gary O'Neil | ||
| MD | Vince Grella | MD | Didier Digard | ||
| MD | Carlos Villanueva | AM | Stewart Downing | ||
| AM | Brett Emerton | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere | ||
| FD | Roque Santa Cruz | FD | Afonso Alves | ||
| S1 | FD | Matt Derbyshire | S1 | FD | Tuncay Sanli |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | Benni McCarthy | S1 | FD | Marvin Emnes |
| S2 | WR | Keith Treacy | |||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Paul Ince | Gareth Southgate | ||||