| Reading | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | David James |
| DR | Graeme Murty | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| S2 | DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| DR | Ibrahima Sonko | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| MD | Kalifa Cisse | | MD | Papa Bouba Diop |
| MD | James Harper | | MD | Sulley Ali Muntari |
| AM | Stephen Hunt | S3 | MD | Niko Kranjcar |
| S1 | FD | Bobby Convey | S2 | MD | Richard Hughes |
| S3 | FD | Kevin Doyle | | FD | John Utaka |
| FD | Dave Kitson | S1 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Andre Bikey-Amougou | S1 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| S2 | DR | Ulises de la Cruz | S2 | DR | Lauren |
| S3 | FD | Shane Long | S3 | MD | Matt Taylor |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Coppell | | | Harry Redknapp |