| Sheffield United | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Paddy Kenny | | GK | Nicky Weaver |
| DR | Rob Kozluk | | DR | Micah Richards |
| S1 | DR | Derek Geary | | DR | Hatem Trabelsi |
| DR | Phil Jagielka | S2 | DR | Nedum Onuoha |
| S2 | DR | Claude Davis | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Chris Morgan | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| MD | Michael Tonge | | MD | Joey Barton |
| AM | Keith Gillespie | | MD | Ousmane Dabo |
| AM | Stephen Quinn | | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| FD | Rob Hulse | S3 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| S3 | FD | Danny Webber | S1 | FD | Bernardo Corradi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | DR | Chris Armstrong | S1 | FD | Georgios Samaras |
| S2 | DR | Leigh Bromby | S2 | DR | Stephen Jordan |
| S3 | FD | Christian Nade | S3 | FD | Ishmael Miller |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Neil Warnock | | | Stuart Pearce |