| Reading | West Ham United |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | Robert Green |
| DR | Graeme Murty | | DR | Lucas Neill |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | George McCartney |
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| DR | Michael Duberry | | DR | Matthew Upson |
| S2 | MD | Brynjar Gunnarsson | | MD | Hayden Mullins |
| MD | James Harper | | MD | Mark Noble |
| S1 | MD | Emerse Fae | S2 | MD | Lee Bowyer |
| AM | Stephen Hunt | | WR | Matthew Etherington |
| S3 | FD | Leroy Lita | S1 | FD | Dean Ashton |
| FD | Kevin Doyle | S3 | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Dave Kitson | S1 | FD | Carlton Cole |
| S2 | MD | Kalifa Cisse | S2 | DR | Jonathan Spector |
| S3 | FD | Bobby Convey | S3 | WR | Luis Boa Morte |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Coppell | | | Alan Curbishley |