| Reading | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | Ross Turnbull |
| DR | Graeme Murty | | DR | Luke Young |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | Emanuel Pogatetz |
| DR | Ibrahima Sonko | S1 | DR | Jonathan Woodgate |
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | | DR | David Wheater |
| S2 | MD | Brynjar Gunnarsson | | MD | George Boateng |
| MD | James Harper | | MD | Fabio Rochemback |
| AM | Stephen Hunt | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| S1 | FD | Bobby Convey | S3 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| FD | Kevin Doyle | S2 | FD | Dong-gook Lee |
| FD | Dave Kitson | | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Andre Bikey-Amougou | S1 | DR | Robert Huth |
| S2 | FD | Shane Long | S2 | FD | Tuncay Sanli |
| | | S3 | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Coppell | | | Gareth Southgate |