| Reading | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Graeme Murty | | DR | Gretar Steinsson |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | Ivan Campo |
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | | DR | Andy O'Brien |
| MD | Kalifa Cisse | | DR | Gary Cahill |
| S2 | MD | James Harper | | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| MD | Marek Matejovsky | S3 | MD | Danny Guthrie |
| AM | Stephen Hunt | S1 | MD | Matt Taylor |
| S3 | FD | Leroy Lita | | AM | Ricardo Gardner |
| FD | Kevin Doyle | S2 | FD | Heidar Helguson |
| S1 | FD | Dave Kitson | | FD | Kevin Davies |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | AM | John Oster | S1 | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| S2 | DR | Ibrahima Sonko | S2 | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| S3 | FD | Shane Long | S3 | MD | Tamir Cohen |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Steve Coppell | | | Gary Megson |