| Sunderland | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Simon Mignolet | | GK | Joe Hart |
| S1 | DR | Michael Turner | | DR | Micah Richards |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Vincent Kompany |
| DR | Anton Ferdinand | S1 | DR | Joleon Lescott |
| MD | Lee Cattermole | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| MD | Steed Malbranque | | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Jordan Henderson | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| AM | Ahmed Elmohamady | | MD | Nigel de Jong |
| AM | Kieran Richardson | | MD | Yaya Toure |
| S2 | FD | Fraizer Campbell | S2 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| FD | Darren Bent | S3 | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Phil Bardsley | S1 | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| S2 | FD | Danny Welbeck | S2 | WR | David Silva |
| | | S3 | FD | Jo |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Roberto Mancini |