| Aston Villa | Reading |
|---|
| GK | Scott Carson | S2 | GK | Marcus Hahnemann |
| DR | Wilfred Bouma | | DR | Graeme Murty |
| DR | Martin Laursen | | DR | Nicky Shorey |
| DR | Curtis Davies | S1 | DR | Ulises de la Cruz |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | DR | Ivar Ingimarsson |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Kalifa Cisse |
| MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | | MD | Brynjar Gunnarsson |
| MD | Craig Gardner | | MD | James Harper |
| S2 | AM | Ashley Young | | AM | Stephen Hunt |
| S3 | FD | John Carew | S3 | FD | Kevin Doyle |
| S1 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | | FD | Dave Kitson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Marlon Harewood | S1 | FD | Bobby Convey |
| S2 | MD | Moustapha Salifou | S2 | FD | Leroy Lita |
| S3 | MD | Shaun Maloney | S3 | FD | Shane Long |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Steve Coppell |