| Manchester City | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Lars Jacobsen |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | Chris Samba |
| DR | Javier Garrido | | DR | Gael Givet |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| MD | Gareth Barry | S3 | MD | David Dunn |
| MD | Nigel de Jong | | MD | Steven N'Zonzi |
| S3 | WR | Martin Petrov | S1 | MD | Keith Andrews |
| S2 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari | | AM | Brett Emerton |
| FD | Carlos Tevez | | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| S1 | FD | Craig Bellamy | S2 | FD | Franco Di Santo |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Robinho | S1 | AM | Junior Hoilett |
| S2 | FD | Roque Santa Cruz | S2 | FD | Nikola Kalinic |
| S3 | DR | Dedryck Boyata | S3 | DR | Martin Olsson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Sam Allardyce |