| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | George Elokobi | | DR | Micah Richards |
| DR | Ronald Zubar | | DR | Pablo Zabaleta |
| S3 | DR | Kevin Foley | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| DR | Jody Craddock | | DR | Vincent Kompany |
| S1 | DR | Christophe Berra | S1 | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| DR | Michael Mancienne | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Karl Henry | | MD | Nigel de Jong |
| MD | Andrew Surman | S2 | WR | Martin Petrov |
| FD | Chris Iwelumo | S3 | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| S2 | FD | Kevin Doyle | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | DR | Richard Stearman | S1 | DR | Javier Garrido |
| S2 | FD | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | S2 | FD | Robinho |
| S3 | AM | Matt Jarvis | S3 | DR | Sylvinho |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Mick McCarthy | | | Roberto Mancini |