| Reading | Chelsea |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | S1 | GK | Petr Cech |
| S1 | DR | Graeme Murty | | DR | Paulo Ferreira |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | Wayne Bridge |
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | | DR | John Terry |
| DR | Ibrahima Sonko | | DR | Khalid Boulahrouz |
| MD | James Harper | | MD | Michael Essien |
| MD | Steve Sidwell | | MD | John Obi Mikel |
| AM | Stephen Hunt | | MD | Frank Lampard |
| S2 | WR | Ki-Hyeon Seol | S3 | WR | Arjen Robben |
| S3 | FD | Leroy Lita | | FD | Didier Drogba |
| FD | Kevin Doyle | S2 | FD | Andrei Shevchenko |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Andre Bikey-Amougou | S1 | GK | Carlo Cudicini |
| S2 | AM | Glen Little | S2 | MD | Joe Cole |
| S3 | FD | Shane Long | S3 | FD | Salomon Kalou |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Coppell | | | Jose Mourinho |