| Manchester City | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Micah Richards | S2 | DR | Michel Salgado |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Chris Samba |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | | DR | Gael Givet |
| DR | Kolo Toure | S1 | DR | Ryan Nelsen |
| MD | James Milner | | DR | Phil Jones |
| S2 | MD | Patrick Vieira | S3 | MD | Vince Grella |
| MD | Yaya Toure | | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| S1 | AM | Shaun Wright-Phillips | | FD | Nikola Kalinic |
| S3 | AM | Adam Johnson | | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| FD | Carlos Tevez | | FD | Mame Biram Diouf |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Jo | S1 | DR | Martin Olsson |
| S2 | MD | Gareth Barry | S2 | DR | Pascal Chimbonda |
| S3 | WR | David Silva | S3 | MD | Steven N'Zonzi |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Sam Allardyce |