| Reading | Fulham |
|---|
| GK | Alex McCarthy | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Shaun Cummings | | DR | Sascha Riether |
| DR | Adrian Mariappa | S3 | DR | Chris Baird |
| DR | Kaspars Gorkss | | DR | Brede Hangeland |
| MD | Mikele Leigertwood | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| MD | Jobi McAnuff | | MD | Mahamadou Diarra |
| S1 | MD | Jay Tabb | | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| S2 | WR | Jimmy Kebe | S2 | WR | Damien Duff |
| S3 | FD | Pavel Pogrebnyak | | FD | Dimitar Berbatov |
| FD | Jason Roberts | S1 | FD | Hugo Rodallega |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Garath McCleary | S1 | AM | Bryan Ruiz |
| S2 | WR | Hal Robson-Kanu | S2 | AM | Ashkan Dejagah |
| S3 | FD | Adam Le Fondre | S3 | MD | Steve Sidwell |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Brian McDermott | | | Martin Jol |