| Everton | Reading | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tim Howard | GK | Marcus Hahnemann | ||
| DR | Phil Neville | DR | Ulises De la Cruz | ||
| DR | Gary Naysmith | DR | Nicky Shorey | ||
| DR | Joseph Yobo | DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | ||
| DR | Joleon Lescott | DR | Ibrahima Sonko | ||
| MD | Lee Carsley | MD | James Harper | ||
| MD | Leon Osman | MD | Steve Sidwell | ||
| MD | Tim Cahill | AM | Glen Little | ||
| S2 | AM | Andy van der Meyde | AM | Stephen Hunt | |
| S1 | AM | James McFadden | FD | Leroy Lita | |
| FD | Andrew Johnson | S1 | FD | Kevin Doyle | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | Victor Anichebe | S1 | FD | Shane Long |
| S2 | FD | James Beattie | |||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| David Moyes | Steve Coppell | ||||