| Reading | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | Nicky Weaver |
| DR | Graeme Murty | S1 | DR | Micah Richards |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | Stephen Jordan |
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Ibrahima Sonko | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| MD | James Harper | | MD | Joey Barton |
| MD | Steve Sidwell | | MD | Ousmane Dabo |
| S2 | WR | Ki-Hyeon Seol | S3 | MD | Claudio Reyna |
| S1 | FD | Leroy Lita | | AM | Trevor Sinclair |
| FD | Kevin Doyle | S2 | FD | Paul Dickov |
| FD | Bobby Convey | | FD | Bernardo Corradi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Shane Long | S1 | DR | Hatem Trabelsi |
| S2 | MD | Brynjar Gunnarsson | S2 | FD | Georgios Samaras |
| | | S3 | FD | Ishmael Miller |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Coppell | | | Stuart Pearce |