| Reading | Portsmouth | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | GK | David James | ||
| DR | Graeme Murty | DR | Glen Johnson | ||
| DR | Nicky Shorey | DR | Dejan Stefanovic | ||
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | DR | Linvoy Primus | ||
| DR | Michael Duberry | DR | Sol Campbell | ||
| MD | James Harper | MD | Arnold Mvuemba | ||
| MD | Steve Sidwell | MD | Gary O'Neil | ||
| S2 | AM | Glen Little | MD | Richard Hughes | |
| S3 | AM | Stephen Hunt | S1 | MD | Niko Kranjcar |
| S1 | FD | Leroy Lita | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari | |
| FD | Dave Kitson | FD | Nwankwo Kanu | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | Kevin Doyle | S1 | MD | Matt Taylor |
| S2 | AM | John Oster | |||
| S3 | MD | Greg Halford | |||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Steve Coppell | Harry Redknapp | ||||