| Reading | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | GK | Thomas Sorensen | ||
| DR | Graeme Murty | DR | Phil Bardsley | ||
| DR | Nicky Shorey | DR | Olof Mellberg | ||
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | DR | Gary Cahill | ||
| DR | Andre Bikey-Amougou | MD | Gareth Barry | ||
| MD | James Harper | MD | Shaun Maloney | ||
| MD | Steve Sidwell | MD | Gavin McCann | ||
| S2 | AM | Glen Little | MD | Stilian Petrov | |
| AM | Stephen Hunt | S2 | AM | Ashley Young | |
| FD | Leroy Lita | S1 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | |
| S1 | FD | Shane Long | FD | John Carew | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | Dave Kitson | S1 | AM | Patrik Berger |
| S2 | AM | John Oster | S2 | MD | Steven Davis |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Steve Coppell | Martin O'Neill | ||||