| Stoke City | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Brad Jones |
| DR | Danny Higginbotham | S3 | DR | Andrew Taylor |
| S1 | DR | Andy Wilkinson | | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz |
| DR | Ryan Shawcross | S2 | DR | Tony McMahon |
| DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye | | DR | Robert Huth |
| MD | Glenn Whelan | | DR | David Wheater |
| S2 | MD | Salif Diao | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| MD | Rory Delap | | MD | Mohamed Shawky |
| S3 | AM | Liam Lawrence | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| FD | Ricardo Fuller | S1 | FD | Marlon King |
| FD | James Beattie | | FD | Tuncay Sanli |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Stephen Kelly | S1 | FD | Afonso Alves |
| S2 | WR | Matthew Etherington | S2 | DR | Justin Hoyte |
| S3 | FD | Mamady Sidibe | S3 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Tony Pulis | | | Gareth Southgate |