| West Ham United | Reading |
|---|
| GK | Roy Carroll | | GK | Marcus Hahnemann |
| DR | Jonathan Spector | | DR | Ulises De la Cruz |
| DR | Paul Konchesky | | DR | Nicky Shorey |
| DR | Danny Gabbidon | | DR | Ivar Ingimarsson |
| DR | Christian Dailly | | DR | Ibrahima Sonko |
| MD | Hayden Mullins | | MD | James Harper |
| MD | Yossi Benayoun | | MD | Steve Sidwell |
| S3 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | S3 | WR | Ki-Hyeon Seol |
| AM | Matthew Etherington | S1 | FD | Leroy Lita |
| S2 | FD | Carlton Cole | | FD | Kevin Doyle |
| S1 | FD | Carlos Tevez | S2 | FD | Bobby Convey |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | FD | Teddy Sheringham | S1 | FD | Shane Long |
| S2 | FD | Bobby Zamora | S2 | MD | Brynjar Gunnarsson |
| S3 | FD | Marlon Harewood | S3 | AM | Stephen Hunt |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Alan Pardew | | | Steve Coppell |