| Manchester City | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Marton Fulop |
| S1 | DR | Micah Richards | | DR | George McCartney |
| DR | Sylvinho | | DR | Michael Turner |
| DR | Nedum Onuoha | | DR | Nyron Nosworthy |
| DR | Kolo Toure | S3 | DR | John Mensah |
| MD | Stephen Ireland | S1 | MD | Steed Malbranque |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| S2 | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | | MD | Andy Reid |
| FD | Roque Santa Cruz | | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| FD | Carlos Tevez | S2 | FD | Fraizer Campbell |
| S3 | FD | Craig Bellamy | | FD | Darren Bent |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Pablo Zabaleta | S1 | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| S2 | DR | Vincent Kompany | S2 | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| S3 | WR | Martin Petrov | S3 | FD | David Healy |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Steve Bruce |