| Sunderland | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Simon Mignolet | | GK | Joe Hart |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Pablo Zabaleta |
| S1 | DR | Wes Brown | S3 | DR | Aleksandar Kolarov |
| MD | Craig Gardner | | DR | Vincent Kompany |
| MD | Lee Cattermole | | DR | Joleon Lescott |
| MD | Sebastian Larsson | S1 | MD | Nigel de Jong |
| S3 | MD | David Vaughan | S2 | MD | Samir Nasri |
| MD | Stephane Sessegnon | | MD | Yaya Toure |
| MD | Jack Colback | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| AM | James McClean | | AM | Adam Johnson |
| S2 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner | | FD | Edin Dzeko |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Matt Kilgallon | S1 | FD | Sergio Aguero |
| S2 | FD | Dong-won Ji | S2 | WR | David Silva |
| S3 | AM | Ahmed Elmohamady | S3 | DR | Micah Richards |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Roberto Mancini |