| Wigan Athletic | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Andreas Isaksson |
| DR | Emmerson Boyce | | DR | Micah Richards |
| DR | Mario Melchiot | | DR | Vedran Corluka |
| DR | Titus Bramble | S1 | DR | Javier Garrido |
| MD | Paul Scharner | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| MD | Jason Koumas | | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| MD | Denny Landzaat | S2 | MD | Geovanni |
| AM | Kevin Kilbane | | MD | Didi Hamann |
| AM | Luis Antonio Valencia | | MD | Gelson Fernandes |
| S1 | FD | Emile Heskey | | WR | Martin Petrov |
| FD | Marcus Bent | S3 | FD | Georgios Samaras |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Ryan Taylor | S1 | DR | Michael Ball |
| | | S2 | MD | Kelvin Etuhu |
| | | S3 | FD | Rolando Bianchi |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Sven-Goran Eriksson |