| Birmingham City | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Maik Taylor | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Stephen Carr | | DR | Wayne Bridge |
| DR | Liam Ridgewell | | DR | Pablo Zabaleta |
| DR | Roger Johnson | | DR | Joleon Lescott |
| DR | Scott Dann | | DR | Vincent Kompany |
| MD | Lee Bowyer | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Sebastian Larsson | S1 | MD | Nigel de Jong |
| MD | Barry Ferguson | | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| S1 | AM | James McFadden | S2 | FD | Roque Santa Cruz |
| S2 | FD | Cameron Jerome | | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| FD | Christian Benitez | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Keith Fahey | S1 | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| S2 | FD | Kevin Phillips | S2 | WR | Martin Petrov |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alex McLeish | | | Mark Hughes |