| Manchester City | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | David James |
| DR | Michael Ball | | DR | Lauren |
| DR | Vedran Corluka | | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| S1 | DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| MD | Michael Johnson | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| S2 | MD | Stephen Ireland | | MD | Lassana Diarra |
| S3 | MD | Elano | S1 | MD | Papa Bouba Diop |
| MD | Gelson Fernandes | | MD | Sulley Ali Muntari |
| WR | Martin Petrov | S3 | MD | Niko Kranjcar |
| FD | Darius Vassell | | FD | Jermain Defoe |
| FD | Benjani Mwaruwari | S2 | FD | John Utaka |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Sam Williamson | S1 | DR | Lucien Aubey |
| S2 | MD | Geovanni | S2 | FD | Milan Baros |
| S3 | FD | Felipe Caicedo | S3 | MD | Sean Davis |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sven-Goran Eriksson | | | Harry Redknapp |