| Everton | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Tim Howard | | GK | Joe Hart |
| DR | Tony Hibbert | | DR | Micah Richards |
| DR | Phil Neville | | DR | Michael Ball |
| DR | Nuno Valente | | DR | Vedran Corluka |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | | DR | Nedum Onuoha |
| DR | Phil Jagielka | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| MD | Mikel Arteta | | MD | Elano |
| MD | Tim Cahill | S1 | MD | Didi Hamann |
| MD | Lee Carsley | | WR | Martin Petrov |
| S1 | AM | James McFadden | S2 | FD | Nery Alberto Castillo |
| S2 | FD | Victor Anichebe | S3 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | James Vaughan | S1 | MD | Gelson Fernandes |
| S2 | DR | Leighton Baines | S2 | FD | Rolando Bianchi |
| | | S3 | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Moyes | | | Sven-Goran Eriksson |