| Reading | Derby County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | GK | Stephen Bywater | ||
| DR | Graeme Murty | DR | Jay McEveley | ||
| DR | Nicky Shorey | S3 | DR | Andy Griffin | |
| S1 | DR | Liam Rosenior | DR | Tyrone Mears | |
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | DR | Dean Leacock | ||
| DR | Michael Duberry | DR | Claude Davis | ||
| MD | Brynjar Gunnarsson | MD | Matt Oakley | ||
| MD | James Harper | S1 | MD | Benny Feilhaber | |
| AM | Stephen Hunt | MD | Stephen Pearson | ||
| FD | Kevin Doyle | S2 | FD | Steve Howard | |
| FD | Dave Kitson | FD | Kenny Miller | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | AM | John Oster | S1 | WR | Eddie Lewis |
| S2 | FD | Giles Barnes | |||
| S3 | FD | Rob Earnshaw | |||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Steve Coppell | Billy Davies | ||||