| Blackburn Rovers | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Paul Robinson | | GK | Joe Hart |
| DR | Martin Olsson | | DR | Pablo Zabaleta |
| DR | Michel Salgado | | DR | Aleksandar Kolarov |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Vincent Kompany |
| S3 | DR | Gael Givet | | DR | Joleon Lescott |
| DR | Phil Jones | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Jermaine Jones | | MD | Nigel de Jong |
| S1 | MD | David Dunn | | MD | Yaya Toure |
| AM | Brett Emerton | S1 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| S2 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari | S3 | WR | David Silva |
| FD | Jason Roberts | S2 | FD | Mario Balotelli |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Ruben Rochina | S1 | FD | Edin Dzeko |
| S2 | FD | Nikola Kalinic | S2 | MD | Patrick Vieira |
| S3 | FD | Mame Biram Diouf | S3 | DR | Dedryck Boyata |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Kean | | | Roberto Mancini |