| Stoke City | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Lee Grant | | GK | Victor Valdes |
| DR | Glen Johnson | | DR | Fabio |
| DR | Erik Pieters | | DR | George Friend |
| DR | Geoff Cameron | S1 | DR | Daniel Ayala |
| DR | Ryan Shawcross | | DR | Ben Gibson |
| S3 | DR | Bruno Martins Indi | S3 | MD | Grant Leadbitter |
| MD | Glenn Whelan | | MD | Marten de Roon |
| MD | Joe Allen | | MD | Adam Clayton |
| MD | Ramadan Sobhi | S2 | MD | Gaston Ramirez |
| S1 | FD | Marko Arnautovic | | WR | Adama Traore |
| S2 | FD | Peter Crouch | | FD | Rudy Gestede |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Mame Biram Diouf | S1 | DR | Bernardo Espinosa |
| S2 | FD | Saido Berahino | S2 | FD | Cristhian Stuani |
| S3 | AM | Ibrahim Afellay | S3 | MD | Adlene Guedioura |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Aitor Karanka |