| Manchester City | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Maik Taylor |
| DR | Javier Garrido | S1 | DR | Stephen Carr |
| DR | Nedum Onuoha | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | Roger Johnson |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Scott Dann |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Lee Bowyer |
| MD | Nigel de Jong | | MD | Barry Ferguson |
| S3 | AM | Adam Johnson | S2 | MD | Keith Fahey |
| FD | Emmanuel Adebayor | | MD | Craig Gardner |
| S2 | FD | Carlos Tevez | | AM | James McFadden |
| S1 | FD | Craig Bellamy | S3 | FD | Cameron Jerome |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S1 | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| S2 | FD | Roque Santa Cruz | S2 | FD | Kevin Phillips |
| S3 | DR | Greg Cunningham | S3 | FD | Christian Benitez |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Alex McLeish |