| Manchester City | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Aleksandar Kolarov | | DR | Sam Ricketts |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Gary Cahill |
| S1 | DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | Zat Knight |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Fabrice Muamba |
| MD | Nigel de Jong | | MD | Mark Davies |
| MD | Yaya Toure | S3 | AM | Chung-yong Lee |
| S2 | WR | David Silva | S1 | WR | Martin Petrov |
| S3 | FD | Carlos Tevez | S2 | FD | Johan Elmander |
| FD | Mario Balotelli | | FD | Kevin Davies |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Joleon Lescott | S1 | MD | Matt Taylor |
| S2 | DR | Micah Richards | S2 | FD | Ivan Klasnic |
| S3 | MD | James Milner | S3 | FD | Rodrigo Moreno Machado |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Owen Coyle |