| Middlesbrough | Reading |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Marcus Hahnemann |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | Nicky Shorey |
| DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | | DR | Liam Rosenior |
| DR | Jonathan Grounds | | DR | Ivar Ingimarsson |
| DR | David Wheater | | DR | Andre Bikey-Amougou |
| S1 | MD | Julio Arca | | MD | James Harper |
| MD | Gary O'Neil | S2 | MD | Marek Matejovsky |
| S3 | MD | George Boateng | | AM | Stephen Hunt |
| AM | Stewart Downing | S1 | AM | John Oster |
| S2 | FD | Afonso Alves | S3 | FD | Kevin Doyle |
| FD | Tuncay Sanli | | FD | Shane Long |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Lee Cattermole | S1 | FD | Dave Kitson |
| S2 | FD | Mido | S2 | MD | Kalifa Cisse |
| S3 | AM | Adam Johnson | S3 | WR | Jimmy Kebe |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Steve Coppell |