| Derby County | Reading |
|---|
| GK | Roy Carroll | | GK | Marcus Hahnemann |
| DR | Tyrone Mears | | DR | Graeme Murty |
| DR | Darren Moore | | DR | Nicky Shorey |
| DR | Lewin Nyatanga | | DR | Ivar Ingimarsson |
| MD | David Jones | | DR | Michael Duberry |
| MD | Hossam Ghaly | S3 | MD | James Harper |
| S2 | MD | Robbie Savage | S2 | MD | Marek Matejovsky |
| WR | Eddie Lewis | | AM | Stephen Hunt |
| S1 | WR | Mile Sterjovski | | AM | John Oster |
| S3 | FD | Emanuel Villa | | FD | Leroy Lita |
| FD | Kenny Miller | S1 | FD | Dave Kitson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Marc Edworthy | S1 | FD | Kevin Doyle |
| S2 | MD | Benny Feilhaber | S2 | MD | Kalifa Cisse |
| S3 | FD | Paris Simmons | S3 | DR | Andre Bikey-Amougou |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Jewell | | | Steve Coppell |