| Sunderland | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Craig Gordon | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Alan Hutton | S2 | DR | Micah Richards |
| DR | Michael Turner | S1 | DR | Wayne Bridge |
| DR | Anton Ferdinand | | DR | Pablo Zabaleta |
| DR | John Mensah | | DR | Joleon Lescott |
| S2 | MD | Steed Malbranque | | DR | Vincent Kompany |
| MD | David Meyler | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| AM | Kieran Richardson | | MD | Nigel de Jong |
| S3 | FD | Fraizer Campbell | S3 | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| FD | Darren Bent | | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| S1 | FD | Kenwyne Jones | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Jordan Henderson | S1 | FD | Roque Santa Cruz |
| S2 | MD | Bolo Zenden | S2 | MD | Patrick Vieira |
| S3 | DR | Phil Bardsley | S3 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Roberto Mancini |