| Reading | Fulham |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | Antti Niemi |
| DR | Ulises De la Cruz | | DR | Liam Rosenior |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | Carlos Bocanegra |
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| DR | Andre Bikey-Amougou | S1 | DR | Ian Pearce |
| MD | James Harper | | MD | Papa Bouba Diop |
| MD | Brynjar Gunnarsson | | MD | Michael Brown |
| AM | Stephen Hunt | S2 | MD | Simon Davies |
| S2 | WR | Ki-Hyeon Seol | | AM | Wayne Routledge |
| S1 | FD | Dave Kitson | S3 | FD | Heidar Helguson |
| FD | Kevin Doyle | | FD | Brian McBride |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | John Oster | S1 | DR | Zat Knight |
| S2 | FD | Shane Long | S2 | FD | Clint Dempsey |
| | | S3 | FD | Vincenzo Montella |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Coppell | | | Lawrie Sanchez |