| Manchester City | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Ben Foster |
| S2 | DR | Aleksandar Kolarov | | DR | Stephen Carr |
| DR | Jerome Boateng | | DR | Roger Johnson |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | Scott Dann |
| S1 | MD | James Milner | | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| MD | Nigel de Jong | S1 | MD | Craig Gardner |
| MD | Yaya Toure | | MD | Barry Ferguson |
| AM | Adam Johnson | | MD | Keith Fahey |
| WR | David Silva | | FD | Cameron Jerome |
| S3 | FD | Carlos Tevez | S2 | FD | Nikola Zigic |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Roque Santa Cruz | S1 | MD | Lee Bowyer |
| S2 | DR | Pablo Zabaleta | S2 | AM | Alexander Hleb |
| S3 | MD | Gareth Barry | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Alex McLeish |