| Reading | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Graeme Murty | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | S1 | DR | Jay McEveley |
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | | DR | Michael Gray |
| DR | Ibrahima Sonko | | DR | Andre Ooijer |
| MD | James Harper | | DR | Andy Todd |
| MD | Steve Sidwell | | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu |
| S2 | AM | Glen Little | | MD | Robbie Savage |
| S3 | AM | Stephen Hunt | | WR | David Bentley |
| S1 | WR | Ki-Hyeon Seol | | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| FD | Kevin Doyle | S2 | FD | Benni McCarthy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Leroy Lita | S1 | FD | Shabani Nonda |
| S2 | AM | John Oster | S2 | FD | Matt Derbyshire |
| S3 | FD | Shane Long | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Coppell | | | Mark Hughes |