| Manchester City | Stoke City |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Marc Wilson |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | Andy Wilkinson |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Danny Pugh |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | | DR | Danny Collins |
| MD | James Milner | | DR | Ryan Shawcross |
| MD | Nigel de Jong | S2 | MD | Glenn Whelan |
| MD | Yaya Toure | | MD | Salif Diao |
| S2 | AM | Adam Johnson | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| S1 | WR | David Silva | | FD | Jon Walters |
| S3 | FD | Carlos Tevez | S1 | FD | John Carew |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Edin Dzeko | S1 | MD | Rory Delap |
| S2 | AM | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S2 | DR | Ryan Shotton |
| S3 | DR | Dedryck Boyata | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Tony Pulis |