| Portsmouth | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Ross Turnbull |
| DR | Glen Johnson | | DR | Justin Hoyte |
| S3 | DR | Armand Traore | | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz |
| S1 | DR | Younes Kaboul | | DR | Chris Riggott |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Robert Huth |
| DR | Sol Campbell | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| MD | Lassana Diarra | S1 | MD | Didier Digard |
| S2 | MD | Papa Bouba Diop | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| MD | Sean Davis | S2 | FD | Mido |
| FD | Peter Crouch | | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere |
| FD | Jermain Defoe | | FD | Afonso Alves |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Nadir Belhadj | S1 | DR | Andrew Taylor |
| S2 | FD | John Utaka | S2 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| S3 | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Harry Redknapp | | | Gareth Southgate |