| Middlesbrough | Reading |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Marcus Hahnemann |
| DR | Andrew Taylor | | DR | Graeme Murty |
| DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | | DR | Nicky Shorey |
| DR | Andrew Davies | | DR | Ivar Ingimarsson |
| DR | Jonathan Woodgate | | DR | Michael Duberry |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | James Harper |
| MD | Julio Arca | | MD | Steve Sidwell |
| S1 | MD | Lee Cattermole | | AM | Glen Little |
| AM | Stewart Downing | S2 | AM | Stephen Hunt |
| S2 | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni | | FD | Leroy Lita |
| FD | Mark Viduka | S1 | FD | Shane Long |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | James Morrison | S1 | FD | Dave Kitson |
| S2 | FD | Dong-gook Lee | S2 | AM | John Oster |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Steve Coppell |