| Middlesbrough | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Brad Jones | | GK | David James |
| S1 | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Tony McMahon | | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| DR | Robert Huth | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| DR | Matty Bates | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| DR | David Wheater | | MD | Hayden Mullins |
| S3 | MD | Julio Arca | S3 | MD | Niko Kranjcar |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | MD | Sean Davis |
| FD | Marlon King | S1 | AM | Jermaine Pennant |
| S2 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere | | FD | Peter Crouch |
| FD | Tuncay Sanli | S2 | FD | David Nugent |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Andrew Taylor | S1 | DR | Nadir Belhadj |
| S2 | AM | Adam Johnson | S2 | MD | Richard Hughes |
| S3 | FD | Afonso Alves | S3 | DR | Noe Pamarot |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Paul Hart |