| Manchester City | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Simon Mignolet |
| DR | Aleksandar Kolarov | S1 | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Michael Turner |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | | DR | John Mensah |
| S2 | DR | Dedryck Boyata | | DR | Anton Ferdinand |
| MD | Nigel de Jong | | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| MD | Yaya Toure | S2 | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| S1 | AM | Adam Johnson | S3 | MD | Sulley Ali Muntari |
| S3 | WR | David Silva | | MD | Stephane Sessegnon |
| FD | Carlos Tevez | | FD | Danny Welbeck |
| FD | Mario Balotelli | | FD | Asamoah Gyan |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Patrick Vieira | S1 | AM | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| S2 | DR | Ryan McGivern | S2 | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| S3 | AM | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S3 | MD | Jack Colback |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Steve Bruce |