| Reading | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Alex McCarthy | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Chris Gunter | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Stephen Kelly | | DR | Jose Enrique |
| DR | Adrian Mariappa | | DR | Daniel Agger |
| DR | Sean Morrison | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| S1 | MD | Jem Karacan | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Jobi McAnuff | | MD | Philippe Coutinho |
| MD | Danny Guthrie | S1 | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| WR | Garath McCleary | | MD | Lucas Leiva |
| S2 | FD | Pavel Pogrebnyak | | FD | Luis Suarez |
| S3 | FD | Noel Hunt | | FD | Daniel Sturridge |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Daniel Carrico | S1 | AM | Stewart Downing |
| S2 | FD | Nick Blackman | | | |
| S3 | FD | Adam Le Fondre | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Nigel Adkins | | | Brendan Rodgers |