| Reading | Everton | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | GK | Tim Howard | ||
| DR | Graeme Murty | DR | Phil Neville | ||
| DR | Nicky Shorey | DR | Gary Naysmith | ||
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | DR | Joseph Yobo | ||
| DR | Ibrahima Sonko | DR | Joleon Lescott | ||
| MD | James Harper | MD | Lee Carsley | ||
| MD | Steve Sidwell | MD | Simon Davies | ||
| AM | Glen Little | MD | Leon Osman | ||
| S2 | AM | Stephen Hunt | MD | Mikel Arteta | |
| S1 | WR | Ki-Hyeon Seol | S1 | AM | James McFadden |
| S3 | FD | Kevin Doyle | FD | Andrew Johnson | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | Leroy Lita | S1 | FD | James Beattie |
| S2 | AM | John Oster | |||
| S3 | FD | Shane Long | |||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Steve Coppell | David Moyes | ||||