| Stoke City | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Joe Hart |
| DR | Andy Wilkinson | | DR | Micah Richards |
| DR | Danny Pugh | S1 | DR | Pablo Zabaleta |
| DR | Ryan Shawcross | | DR | Wayne Bridge |
| DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye | | DR | Nedum Onuoha |
| MD | Glenn Whelan | | DR | Vincent Kompany |
| S2 | MD | Amdy Faye | | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| MD | Rory Delap | S2 | MD | Nigel de Jong |
| S3 | WR | Matthew Etherington | | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| S1 | FD | Ricardo Fuller | | FD | Robinho |
| FD | James Beattie | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Richard Cresswell | S1 | MD | Elano |
| S2 | DR | Andy Griffin | S2 | FD | Felipe Caicedo |
| S3 | DR | Ibrahima Sonko | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Tony Pulis | | | Mark Hughes |