| Reading | Chelsea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Adam Federici | GK | Ross Turnbull | ||
| DR | Ian Harte | DR | Branislav Ivanovic | ||
| DR | Stephen Kelly | DR | Ashley Cole | ||
| DR | Alex Pearce | DR | Cesar Azpilicueta | ||
| DR | Adrian Mariappa | DR | Ryan Bertrand | ||
| S3 | MD | Jem Karacan | DR | Gary Cahill | |
| MD | Mikele Leigertwood | MD | Ramires | ||
| S2 | MD | Jobi McAnuff | MD | Frank Lampard | |
| S1 | MD | Danny Guthrie | S1 | MD | Juan Mata |
| WR | Jimmy Kebe | MD | Oscar | ||
| FD | Pavel Pogrebnyak | S2 | FD | Fernando Torres | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | WR | Garath McCleary | S1 | MD | Yossi Benayoun |
| S2 | FD | Adam Le Fondre | S2 | FD | Demba Ba |
| S3 | MD | Hope Akpan | |||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian McDermott | Rafael Benitez | ||||