| Middlesbrough | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Brad Jones | GK | Brad Friedel | ||
| DR | Justin Hoyte | DR | Nicky Shorey | ||
| DR | Robert Huth | DR | Curtis Davies | ||
| DR | Matty Bates | DR | Carlos Cuellar | ||
| DR | David Wheater | MD | Gareth Barry | ||
| S2 | MD | Gary O'Neil | MD | James Milner | |
| MD | Julio Arca | MD | Stilian Petrov | ||
| S1 | AM | Stewart Downing | S1 | AM | Ashley Young |
| AM | Adam Johnson | FD | John Carew | ||
| FD | Marvin Emnes | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | ||
| FD | Tuncay Sanli | FD | Emile Heskey | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | Marlon King | S1 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| S2 | MD | Josh Walker | |||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Gareth Southgate | Martin O'Neill | ||||