| Reading | West Ham United |
|---|
| GK | Adam Federici | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Chris Gunter | | DR | Joey O'Brien |
| DR | Ian Harte | | DR | Winston Reid |
| DR | Alex Pearce | | DR | James Tomkins |
| DR | Adrian Mariappa | | DR | James Collins |
| MD | Jem Karacan | | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| MD | Mikele Leigertwood | S1 | MD | Matt Taylor |
| MD | Jobi McAnuff | S3 | MD | Mark Noble |
| S1 | MD | Danny Guthrie | S2 | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| S2 | WR | Jimmy Kebe | | AM | Matt Jarvis |
| FD | Pavel Pogrebnyak | | FD | Carlton Cole |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Noel Hunt | S1 | MD | Jack Collison |
| S2 | WR | Hal Robson-Kanu | S2 | FD | Ricardo Vaz Te |
| | | S3 | FD | Modibo Maiga |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Brian McDermott | | | Sam Allardyce |