| Middlesbrough | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Ross Turnbull | | GK | Marton Fulop |
| DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | | DR | Pascal Chimbonda |
| DR | Tony McMahon | | DR | Nyron Nosworthy |
| DR | Chris Riggott | | DR | Danny Collins |
| DR | David Wheater | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| S2 | MD | Didier Digard | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| MD | Julio Arca | S1 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| S1 | MD | Josh Walker | S3 | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | FD | Djibril Cisse |
| S3 | FD | Afonso Alves | S2 | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| FD | Tuncay Sanli | | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Adam Johnson | S1 | DR | Carlos Edwards |
| S2 | DR | Matty Bates | S2 | MD | Andy Reid |
| S3 | FD | Mido | S3 | FD | David Healy |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Ricky Sbragia |