| Manchester City | Everton |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Tim Howard |
| S3 | DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Leighton Baines |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | Phil Neville |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | Johnny Heitinga |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Phil Jagielka |
| S1 | MD | Stephen Ireland | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| MD | Gareth Barry | S2 | MD | Mikel Arteta |
| MD | Nigel de Jong | | MD | Tim Cahill |
| S2 | AM | Adam Johnson | | MD | Leon Osman |
| FD | Carlos Tevez | | AM | Steven Pienaar |
| FD | Craig Bellamy | S1 | FD | Louis Saha |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S1 | MD | Jack Rodwell |
| S2 | FD | Roque Santa Cruz | S2 | DR | Joseph Yobo |
| S3 | MD | Patrick Vieira | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | David Moyes |