| Manchester City | Everton |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Tim Howard |
| DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Tony Hibbert |
| DR | Michael Ball | | DR | Phil Neville |
| DR | Nedum Onuoha | | DR | Joseph Yobo |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Joleon Lescott |
| S2 | MD | Stephen Ireland | | DR | Phil Jagielka |
| S1 | MD | Didi Hamann | | MD | Tim Cahill |
| MD | Gelson Fernandes | | MD | Leon Osman |
| WR | Martin Petrov | | MD | Lee Carsley |
| S3 | FD | Darius Vassell | S1 | AM | Steven Pienaar |
| FD | Benjani Mwaruwari | | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Elano | S2S1 | MD | Manuel Fernandes |
| S2 | FD | Felipe Caicedo | S2 | FD | Andrew Johnson |
| S3 | FD | Nery Alberto Castillo | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sven-Goran Eriksson | | | David Moyes |