| Manchester City | Stoke City |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | Danny Higginbotham |
| S1 | DR | Sylvinho | S1 | DR | Andy Wilkinson |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | Danny Collins |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye |
| MD | Stephen Ireland | | MD | Glenn Whelan |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Salif Diao |
| MD | Nigel de Jong | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| WR | Martin Petrov | | WR | Matthew Etherington |
| S2 | FD | Robinho | S2 | FD | Mamady Sidibe |
| S3 | FD | Carlos Tevez | S3 | FD | Tuncay Sanli |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Micah Richards | S1 | DR | Robert Huth |
| S2 | FD | Craig Bellamy | S2 | FD | James Beattie |
| S3 | DR | Javier Garrido | S3 | FD | Ricardo Fuller |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Tony Pulis |