| Reading | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | Scott Carson |
| DR | Graeme Murty | | DR | Wilfred Bouma |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | Martin Laursen |
| DR | Ibrahima Sonko | | DR | Curtis Davies |
| S2 | MD | Kalifa Cisse | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | James Harper | S2 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| MD | Marek Matejovsky | | MD | Craig Gardner |
| AM | Stephen Hunt | S1 | MD | Shaun Maloney |
| S1 | AM | John Oster | | AM | Ashley Young |
| S3 | FD | Kevin Doyle | | FD | John Carew |
| FD | Dave Kitson | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Jimmy Kebe | S1 | FD | Marlon Harewood |
| S2 | DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | S2 | MD | Isaiah Osbourne |
| S3 | FD | Shane Long | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Coppell | | | Martin O'Neill |