| Reading | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Alex McCarthy | | GK | Steve Harper |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | Davide Santon |
| DR | Shaun Cummings | | DR | James Perch |
| DR | Adrian Mariappa | | DR | Mike Williamson |
| DR | Kaspars Gorkss | S1 | DR | Steven Taylor |
| MD | Jem Karacan | S2 | MD | Gael Bigirimana |
| MD | Mikele Leigertwood | | MD | Cheick Tiote |
| MD | Jobi McAnuff | | AM | Jonas Gutierrez |
| S1 | WR | Jimmy Kebe | | WR | Hatem Ben Arfa |
| S2 | FD | Pavel Pogrebnyak | S3 | FD | Papiss Cisse |
| S3 | FD | Noel Hunt | | FD | Demba Ba |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Garath McCleary | S1 | DR | James Tavernier |
| S2 | FD | Jason Roberts | S2 | WR | Shane Ferguson |
| S3 | FD | Adam Le Fondre | S3 | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Brian McDermott | | | Alan Pardew |