| Manchester City | Reading |
|---|
| S1 | GK | Nicky Weaver | | GK | Marcus Hahnemann |
| DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Graeme Murty |
| DR | Hatem Trabelsi | | DR | Nicky Shorey |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Ivar Ingimarsson |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Andre Bikey-Amougou |
| MD | Joey Barton | | MD | James Harper |
| S2 | MD | Ousmane Dabo | | MD | Steve Sidwell |
| MD | Stephen Ireland | S2 | AM | Glen Little |
| FD | DaMarcus Beasley | | AM | Stephen Hunt |
| S3 | FD | Georgios Samaras | | FD | Leroy Lita |
| FD | Darius Vassell | S1 | FD | Shane Long |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | GK | Andreas Isaksson | S1 | FD | Dave Kitson |
| S2 | MD | Didi Hamann | S2 | AM | John Oster |
| S3 | FD | Daniel Sturridge | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Stuart Pearce | | | Steve Coppell |