| Reading | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | Jens Lehmann |
| S1 | DR | Ulises De la Cruz | | DR | Justin Hoyte |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | William Gallas |
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| DR | Ibrahima Sonko | | DR | Johan Djourou |
| MD | James Harper | | MD | Gilberto Silva |
| MD | Steve Sidwell | | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| AM | Stephen Hunt | S3 | MD | Tomas Rosicky |
| S3 | WR | Ki-Hyeon Seol | S1 | AM | Alexander Hleb |
| S2 | FD | Shane Long | S2 | FD | Robin van Persie |
| FD | Kevin Doyle | | FD | Thierry Henry |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Brynjar Gunnarsson | S1 | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| S2 | AM | Glen Little | S2 | WR | Theo Walcott |
| S3 | AM | John Oster | S3 | MD | Alex Song |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Coppell | | | Arsene Wenger |