| Reading | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Graeme Murty | | DR | Nicky Hunt |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | S3 | DR | Tal Ben Haim |
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | | DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye |
| DR | Ibrahima Sonko | | DR | Abdoulaye Meite |
| MD | James Harper | S1 | MD | Gary Speed |
| MD | Steve Sidwell | | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| S2 | AM | John Oster | | AM | Stelios Giannakopoulos |
| AM | Stephen Hunt | S2 | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| S1 | WR | Ki-Hyeon Seol | | FD | Nicolas Anelka |
| FD | Kevin Doyle | | FD | Kevin Davies |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Leroy Lita | S1 | DR | Ivan Campo |
| S2 | MD | Brynjar Gunnarsson | S2 | FD | Ricardo Vaz Te |
| | | S3 | FD | Henrik Pedersen |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Coppell | | | Sam Allardyce |