| Manchester City | Chelsea |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Petr Cech |
| S1 | DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Branislav Ivanovic |
| S2 | DR | Wayne Bridge | | DR | Ashley Cole |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | S1 | DR | Ricardo Carvalho |
| DR | Kolo Toure | S3 | DR | John Terry |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Michael Essien |
| MD | Nigel de Jong | | MD | Frank Lampard |
| WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S2 | MD | Michael Ballack |
| S3 | FD | Robinho | | MD | Deco |
| FD | Emmanuel Adebayor | | FD | Didier Drogba |
| FD | Carlos Tevez | | FD | Nicolas Anelka |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | DR | Nedum Onuoha | S1 | DR | Juliano Belletti |
| S2 | DR | Vincent Kompany | S2 | MD | John Obi Mikel |
| S3 | DR | Pablo Zabaleta | S3 | WR | Florent Malouda |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Mark Hughes | | | Carlos Ancelotti |