| Manchester City | Everton |
|---|
| GK | Nicky Weaver | | GK | Tim Howard |
| DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Phil Neville |
| S2 | DR | Hatem Trabelsi | S1 | DR | Nuno Valente |
| DR | Stephen Jordan | | DR | Joseph Yobo |
| DR | Nedum Onuoha | | DR | Joleon Lescott |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | MD | Lee Carsley |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | S2 | MD | Simon Davies |
| MD | Ousmane Dabo | | MD | Leon Osman |
| FD | DaMarcus Beasley | | MD | Mikel Arteta |
| FD | Darius Vassell | S3 | FD | James Beattie |
| S1 | FD | Bernardo Corradi | | FD | Andrew Johnson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Georgios Samaras | S1 | DR | Gary Naysmith |
| S2 | FD | Ishmael Miller | S2 | AM | James McFadden |
| | | S3 | FD | Victor Anichebe |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Stuart Pearce | | | David Moyes |