| Manchester City | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | David James |
| DR | Micah Richards | S3 | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | Armand Traore |
| DR | Javier Garrido | | DR | Nadir Belhadj |
| DR | Richard Dunne | S2 | DR | Younes Kaboul |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| S2 | MD | Stephen Ireland | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| MD | Elano | | MD | Lassana Diarra |
| WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S1 | MD | Sean Davis |
| S3 | FD | Robinho | | FD | Peter Crouch |
| S1 | FD | Jo | | FD | Jermain Defoe |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Ched Evans | S1 | MD | Papa Bouba Diop |
| S2 | MD | Gelson Fernandes | S2 | FD | John Utaka |
| S3 | FD | Daniel Sturridge | S3 | DR | Noe Pamarot |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Harry Redknapp |