| Aston Villa | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | GK | Joe Hart | ||
| DR | Richard Dunne | DR | Aleksandar Kolarov | ||
| DR | Ciaran Clark | DR | Jerome Boateng | ||
| DR | Carlos Cuellar | DR | Vincent Kompany | ||
| DR | James Collins | DR | Kolo Toure | ||
| S1 | MD | Stilian Petrov | S1 | MD | Gareth Barry |
| AM | Stewart Downing | MD | Nigel de Jong | ||
| AM | Ashley Young | MD | Yaya Toure | ||
| AM | Marc Albrighton | WR | David Silva | ||
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | FD | Edin Dzeko | ||
| FD | Darren Bent | FD | Carlos Tevez | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | S1 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Gerard Houllier | Roberto Mancini | ||||