| Manchester City | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Brad Jones |
| DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | S2 | DR | Chris Riggott |
| DR | Wayne Bridge | | DR | Robert Huth |
| DR | Nedum Onuoha | | DR | Matty Bates |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | David Wheater |
| MD | Stephen Ireland | S1 | MD | Didier Digard |
| MD | Nigel de Jong | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S3 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| S1 | FD | Robinho | | FD | Marlon King |
| FD | Craig Bellamy | | FD | Afonso Alves |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | FD | Felipe Caicedo | S1 | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| | | S2 | DR | Justin Hoyte |
| | | S3 | FD | Tuncay Sanli |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Gareth Southgate |