| Stoke City | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Shay Given |
| S1 | DR | Danny Higginbotham | S2 | DR | Micah Richards |
| DR | Robert Huth | S1 | DR | Javier Garrido |
| DR | Ryan Shawcross | | DR | Joleon Lescott |
| DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| MD | Glenn Whelan | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | | MD | Patrick Vieira |
| MD | Rory Delap | | MD | Nigel de Jong |
| S2 | AM | Liam Lawrence | S3 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| S3 | FD | Ricardo Fuller | | FD | Roque Santa Cruz |
| FD | Mamady Sidibe | | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Danny Collins | S1 | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| S2 | MD | Salif Diao | S2 | DR | Pablo Zabaleta |
| S3 | FD | James Beattie | S3 | WR | Martin Petrov |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Tony Pulis | | | Roberto Mancini |