| Blackburn Rovers | Reading |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | S1 | GK | Marcus Hahnemann |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Ulises De la Cruz |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Nicky Shorey |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | DR | Ivar Ingimarsson |
| S2 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | | DR | Michael Duberry |
| MD | Aaron Mokoena | | MD | James Harper |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | MD | Brynjar Gunnarsson |
| WR | David Bentley | S3 | AM | Stephen Hunt |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | WR | Ki-Hyeon Seol |
| S1 | FD | Shabani Nonda | S2 | FD | Shane Long |
| FD | Benni McCarthy | | FD | Kevin Doyle |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Matt Derbyshire | S1 | GK | Adam Federici |
| S2 | MD | David Dunn | S2 | FD | Leroy Lita |
| | | S3 | AM | John Oster |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Steve Coppell |