| Stoke City | Reading |
|---|
| GK | Asmir Begovic | | GK | Adam Federici |
| S3 | DR | Andy Wilkinson | | DR | Ian Harte |
| DR | Ryan Shotton | | DR | Stephen Kelly |
| DR | Robert Huth | | DR | Alex Pearce |
| DR | Ryan Shawcross | | DR | Adrian Mariappa |
| MD | Glenn Whelan | | MD | Mikele Leigertwood |
| MD | Steven N'Zonzi | S2 | MD | Jobi McAnuff |
| S1 | WR | Michael Kightly | | MD | Hope Akpan |
| WR | Matthew Etherington | | WR | Jimmy Kebe |
| FD | Jon Walters | S1 | FD | Nick Blackman |
| S2 | FD | Peter Crouch | S3 | FD | Pavel Pogrebnyak |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | FD | Cameron Jerome | S1 | FD | Adam Le Fondre |
| S2 | FD | Kenwyne Jones | S2 | WR | Garath McCleary |
| S3 | DR | Geoff Cameron | S3 | FD | Noel Hunt |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Tony Pulis | | | Brian McDermott |