| Blackburn Rovers | Reading |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Marcus Hahnemann |
| S1 | DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Graeme Murty |
| DR | Andre Ooijer | | DR | Nicky Shorey |
| DR | Chris Samba | S1 | DR | Liam Rosenior |
| MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | | DR | Ibrahima Sonko |
| MD | Robbie Savage | S2 | DR | Andre Bikey-Amougou |
| S2 | MD | David Dunn | | DR | Michael Duberry |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | MD | James Harper |
| WR | David Bentley | S3 | MD | Emerse Fae |
| S3 | FD | Roque Santa Cruz | | AM | Stephen Hunt |
| FD | Benni McCarthy | | FD | Dave Kitson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Zurab Khizanishvili | S1 | MD | Brynjar Gunnarsson |
| S2 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | S2 | FD | Leroy Lita |
| S3 | FD | Matt Derbyshire | S3 | FD | Kevin Doyle |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Steve Coppell |