| Manchester City | Wigan Athletic |
|---|
| GK | Nicky Weaver | | GK | John Filan |
| DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Ryan Taylor |
| S3 | DR | Michael Ball | | DR | Leighton Baines |
| S1 | DR | Hatem Trabelsi | S3 | DR | Emmerson Boyce |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Matt Jackson |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | MD | Denny Landzaat |
| MD | Joey Barton | | MD | Josip Skoko |
| MD | Stephen Ireland | S2 | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia |
| FD | DaMarcus Beasley | | FD | Caleb Folan |
| S2 | FD | Georgios Samaras | S1 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| FD | Bernardo Corradi | | FD | Lee McCulloch |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Sun Jihai | S1 | AM | Kevin Kilbane |
| S2 | FD | Emile Mpenza | S2 | FD | Julius Aghahowa |
| S3 | FD | Daniel Sturridge | S3 | DR | David Unsworth |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Stuart Pearce | | | Paul Jewell |