| Portsmouth | Reading | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | David James | GK | Marcus Hahnemann | ||
| DR | Glen Johnson | S1 | DR | Graeme Murty | |
| DR | Hermann Hreidarsson | DR | Nicky Shorey | ||
| DR | Sylvain Distin | DR | Liam Rosenior | ||
| DR | Sol Campbell | DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | ||
| MD | Papa Bouba Diop | DR | Michael Duberry | ||
| MD | Sulley Ali Muntari | S2 | MD | Brynjar Gunnarsson | |
| MD | Niko Kranjcar | MD | James Harper | ||
| MD | Sean Davis | AM | Stephen Hunt | ||
| FD | John Utaka | FD | Kevin Doyle | ||
| S1 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari | FD | Dave Kitson | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | David Nugent | S1 | MD | Emerse Fae |
| S2 | FD | Shane Long | |||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Harry Redknapp | Steve Coppell | ||||