| Reading | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Stuart Taylor | | GK | Brad Guzan |
| DR | Ian Harte | | DR | Matthew Lowton |
| DR | Stephen Kelly | | DR | Ron Vlaar |
| DR | Alex Pearce | | DR | Ciaran Clark |
| DR | Adrian Mariappa | S2 | DR | Nathan Baker |
| S3 | MD | Mikele Leigertwood | | MD | Ashley Westwood |
| MD | Jobi McAnuff | | MD | Yacouba Sylla |
| S1 | MD | Hope Akpan | S1 | MD | Barry Bannan |
| WR | Hal Robson-Kanu | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| FD | Adam Le Fondre | | FD | Christian Benteke |
| S2 | FD | Noel Hunt | | FD | Andreas Weimann |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Nick Blackman | S1 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| S2 | WR | Garath McCleary | S2 | DR | Joe Bennett |
| S3 | MD | Danny Guthrie | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Brian McDermott | | | Paul Lambert |