| Manchester City | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | Luke Young |
| DR | Wayne Bridge | S1 | DR | Curtis Davies |
| DR | Nedum Onuoha | | DR | Zat Knight |
| DR | Richard Dunne | S2 | DR | Carlos Cuellar |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Stephen Ireland | | MD | James Milner |
| S3 | MD | Elano | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| S1 | MD | Nigel de Jong | | AM | Ashley Young |
| WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| S2 | FD | Felipe Caicedo | | FD | Emile Heskey |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Gelson Fernandes | S1 | FD | John Carew |
| S2 | FD | Ched Evans | S2 | MD | Craig Gardner |
| S3 | FD | Valeri Bojinov | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Martin O'Neill |