| Blackburn Rovers | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Paul Robinson | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Lars Jacobsen | | DR | Micah Richards |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Wayne Bridge |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Gael Givet | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| MD | Steven N'Zonzi | | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| S2 | MD | Keith Andrews | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| S1 | FD | Jason Roberts | S1 | FD | Robinho |
| FD | Benni McCarthy | | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| S3 | FD | El Hadji Diouf | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Franco Di Santo | S1 | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| S2 | FD | Paul Gallagher | | | |
| S3 | AM | Junior Hoilett | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sam Allardyce | | | Mark Hughes |