| Reading | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | Joe Hart |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | Michael Ball |
| DR | Liam Rosenior | | DR | Vedran Corluka |
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | | DR | Javier Garrido |
| DR | Andre Bikey-Amougou | S1 | DR | Richard Dunne |
| MD | James Harper | | MD | Michael Johnson |
| S1 | MD | Marek Matejovsky | | MD | Elano |
| AM | Stephen Hunt | S3 | MD | Didi Hamann |
| AM | John Oster | | MD | Gelson Fernandes |
| FD | Kevin Doyle | S2 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| S2 | FD | Shane Long | | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Kalifa Cisse | S1 | DR | Sun Jihai |
| S2 | FD | Dave Kitson | S2 | FD | Felipe Caicedo |
| | | S3 | FD | Nery Alberto Castillo |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Coppell | | | Sven-Goran Eriksson |