| Reading | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | Maik Taylor |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | Stephen Kelly |
| DR | Liam Rosenior | | DR | David Murphy |
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| DR | Andre Bikey-Amougou | | DR | Radhi Jaidi |
| MD | James Harper | | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| S2 | MD | Marek Matejovsky | | MD | Mehdi Nafti |
| AM | Stephen Hunt | | MD | Fabrice Muamba |
| S1 | AM | John Oster | S1 | WR | Gary McSheffrey |
| FD | Kevin Doyle | S2 | FD | Mikael Forssell |
| FD | Dave Kitson | | FD | Mauro Zarate |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Shane Long | S1 | FD | Garry O'Connor |
| S2 | MD | Kalifa Cisse | S2 | FD | Cameron Jerome |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Coppell | | | Alex McLeish |