| Reading | Sheffield United |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | Paddy Kenny |
| DR | Graeme Murty | | DR | Rob Kozluk |
| DR | Ulises De la Cruz | S1 | DR | Derek Geary |
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | | DR | Chris Armstrong |
| S1 | DR | Ibrahima Sonko | | DR | Phil Jagielka |
| MD | James Harper | S2 | DR | Claude Davis |
| MD | Steve Sidwell | | DR | Chris Lucketti |
| AM | Glen Little | | MD | Nick Montgomery |
| S3 | AM | Stephen Hunt | | AM | Stephen Quinn |
| FD | Leroy Lita | | FD | Rob Hulse |
| S2 | FD | Shane Long | S3 | FD | Jon Stead |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | DR | Andre Bikey-Amougou | S1 | AM | Keith Gillespie |
| S2 | WR | Ki-Hyeon Seol | S2 | DR | Leigh Bromby |
| S3 | FD | Bobby Convey | S3 | FD | Christian Nade |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Steve Coppell | | | Neil Warnock |