| Manchester City | Blackpool |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Richard Kingson |
| S1 | DR | Aleksandar Kolarov | | DR | Stephen Crainey |
| DR | Jerome Boateng | | DR | Neal Eardley |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Ian Evatt |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | | DR | Craig Cathcart |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | David Vaughan |
| MD | Nigel de Jong | S1 | MD | Ludovic Sylvestre |
| S3 | MD | Yaya Toure | | MD | Charlie Adam |
| AM | Adam Johnson | S2 | FD | Gary Taylor-Fletcher |
| S2 | WR | David Silva | S3 | FD | Luke Varney |
| FD | Carlos Tevez | | FD | DJ Campbell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Pablo Zabaleta | S1 | AM | Matt Phillips |
| S2 | MD | James Milner | S2 | FD | Brett Ormerod |
| S3 | MD | Patrick Vieira | S3 | AM | Dave Carney |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Ian Holloway |