| Aston Villa | Reading |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Marcus Hahnemann |
| S1 | DR | Jlloyd Samuel | | DR | Graeme Murty |
| DR | Aaron Hughes | | DR | Nicky Shorey |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Ivar Ingimarsson |
| DR | Liam Ridgewell | | DR | Ibrahima Sonko |
| MD | Steven Davis | | MD | James Harper |
| MD | Gavin McCann | | MD | Steve Sidwell |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | WR | Ki-Hyeon Seol |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S1 | FD | Leroy Lita |
| FD | Juan Pablo Angel | S3 | FD | Kevin Doyle |
| FD | Luke Moore | S2 | FD | Bobby Convey |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Peter Whittingham | S1 | MD | Brynjar Gunnarsson |
| | | S2 | AM | Stephen Hunt |
| | | S3 | FD | Shane Long |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Steve Coppell |