| Middlesbrough | Stoke City |
|---|
| GK | Ross Turnbull | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| S2 | DR | Justin Hoyte | | DR | Andy Griffin |
| DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | S1 | DR | Carl Dickinson |
| DR | Robert Huth | | DR | Leon Cort |
| DR | David Wheater | | DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye |
| MD | Gary O'Neil | | MD | Seyi Olofinjana |
| S1 | MD | Mohamed Shawky | | MD | Amdy Faye |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | MD | Rory Delap |
| FD | Jeremie Aliadiere | | AM | Liam Lawrence |
| S3 | FD | Afonso Alves | S2 | FD | Ricardo Fuller |
| FD | Tuncay Sanli | S3 | FD | Dave Kitson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Didier Digard | S1 | DR | Andy Wilkinson |
| S2 | DR | Andrew Taylor | S2 | FD | Mamady Sidibe |
| S3 | FD | Mido | S3 | FD | Richard Cresswell |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Tony Pulis |