| Manchester City | Watford | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Nicky Weaver | GK | Richard Lee | ||
| DR | Micah Richards | DR | James Chambers | ||
| DR | Ben Thatcher | DR | Jordan Stewart | ||
| DR | Hatem Trabelsi | DR | Danny Shittu | ||
| DR | Richard Dunne | DR | Jay DeMerit | ||
| DR | Sylvain Distin | MD | Damien Francis | ||
| MD | Joey Barton | MD | Gavin Mahon | ||
| S2 | MD | Claudio Reyna | AM | Ashley Young | |
| S1 | FD | Georgios Samaras | WR | Hameur Bouazza | |
| FD | Bernardo Corradi | FD | Tommy Smith | ||
| FD | Darius Vassell | FD | Darius Henderson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | Ishmael Miller | |||
| S2 | MD | Didi Hamann | |||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Stuart Pearce | Aidy Boothroyd | ||||