| Wigan Athletic | Reading |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Marcus Hahnemann |
| DR | Emmerson Boyce | | DR | Graeme Murty |
| DR | Leighton Baines | | DR | Nicky Shorey |
| DR | Fitz Hall | | DR | Ivar Ingimarsson |
| DR | Arjan de Zeeuw | | DR | Sam Sodje |
| S3 | MD | Denny Landzaat | S3 | MD | James Harper |
| MD | Paul Scharner | | MD | Steve Sidwell |
| AM | Luis Antonio Valencia | S2 | WR | Ki-Hyeon Seol |
| S1 | FD | Henri Camara | | FD | Leroy Lita |
| S2 | FD | Emile Heskey | | FD | Kevin Doyle |
| FD | Lee McCulloch | S1 | FD | Bobby Convey |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | David Connolly | S1 | AM | John Oster |
| S2 | DR | Pascal Chimbonda | S2 | AM | Stephen Hunt |
| S3 | MD | Graham Kavanagh | S3 | FD | Shane Long |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Jewell | | | Steve Coppell |