| Stoke City | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Asmir Begovic | | GK | Joe Hart |
| S2 | DR | Andy Wilkinson | | DR | Micah Richards |
| DR | Robert Huth | | DR | Aleksandar Kolarov |
| DR | Danny Collins | | DR | Vincent Kompany |
| DR | Ryan Shawcross | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | S1 | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Rory Delap | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| S1 | AM | Jermaine Pennant | | MD | Nigel de Jong |
| AM | Matthew Etherington | | WR | David Silva |
| FD | Kenwyne Jones | | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| S3 | FD | Ricardo Fuller | S2 | FD | Mario Balotelli |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Tuncay Sanli | S1 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| S2 | DR | Marc Wilson | S2 | FD | Jo |
| S3 | FD | Jon Walters | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Tony Pulis | | | Roberto Mancini |