| Reading | Charlton Athletic |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | Scott Carson |
| DR | Graeme Murty | | DR | Luke Young |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | | DR | Talal El Karkouri |
| DR | Ibrahima Sonko | | DR | Jonathan Fortune |
| MD | James Harper | | MD | Matt Holland |
| MD | Steve Sidwell | | MD | Andy Reid |
| S2 | AM | Glen Little | S1 | AM | Jerome Thomas |
| AM | Stephen Hunt | | WR | Dennis Rommedahl |
| S3 | WR | Ki-Hyeon Seol | S2 | FD | Marcus Bent |
| S1 | FD | Kevin Doyle | | FD | Darren Bent |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Leroy Lita | S1 | MD | Darren Ambrose |
| S2 | MD | Brynjar Gunnarsson | S2 | WR | Lloyd Sam |
| S3 | AM | John Oster | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Coppell | | | Les Reed |