| Manchester City | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | Eric Lichaj |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Carlos Cuellar |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | | DR | James Collins |
| MD | Patrick Vieira | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| S3 | MD | Nigel de Jong | S3 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| S2 | MD | Yaya Toure | S2 | MD | Barry Bannan |
| AM | Adam Johnson | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| S1 | WR | David Silva | S1 | AM | Marc Albrighton |
| FD | Mario Balotelli | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | James Milner | S1 | MD | Fabian Delph |
| S2 | FD | Jo | S2 | FD | Nathan Delfouneso |
| S3 | DR | Wayne Bridge | S3 | MD | Robert Pires |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Gerard Houllier |