| Reading | West Ham United |
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| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | Robert Green |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | Paul Konchesky |
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | | DR | Christian Dailly |
| S1 | DR | Ibrahima Sonko | | DR | Danny Gabbidon |
| MD | Brynjar Gunnarsson | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| S3 | MD | James Harper | | MD | Hayden Mullins |
| MD | Steve Sidwell | S1 | MD | Lee Bowyer |
| S2 | AM | Glen Little | | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| AM | Stephen Hunt | S3 | MD | Yossi Benayoun |
| FD | Leroy Lita | S2 | FD | Marlon Harewood |
| FD | Kevin Doyle | | FD | Bobby Zamora |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | DR | Andre Bikey-Amougou | S1 | MD | Shaun Newton |
| S2 | AM | John Oster | S2 | DR | Jonathan Spector |
| S3 | WR | Ki-Hyeon Seol | S3 | FD | Carlton Cole |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Steve Coppell | | | Alan Curbishley |