| Manchester City | Stoke City |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Andy Griffin |
| S2 | DR | Javier Garrido | | DR | Danny Higginbotham |
| S3 | DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Ryan Shawcross |
| DR | Tal Ben Haim | | DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | MD | Seyi Olofinjana |
| MD | Stephen Ireland | S2 | MD | Tom Soares |
| MD | Elano | S3 | MD | Salif Diao |
| WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | | MD | Rory Delap |
| FD | Robinho | | FD | Ricardo Fuller |
| S1 | FD | Ched Evans | S1 | FD | Mamady Sidibe |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Daniel Sturridge | S1 | FD | Dave Kitson |
| S2 | DR | Nedum Onuoha | S2 | FD | Richard Cresswell |
| S3 | MD | Gelson Fernandes | S3 | MD | Glenn Whelan |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Tony Pulis |