| Everton | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Tim Howard | | GK | Joe Hart |
| DR | Phil Neville | | DR | Micah Richards |
| DR | Leighton Baines | | DR | Gael Clichy |
| DR | Tony Hibbert | | DR | Vincent Kompany |
| DR | Johnny Heitinga | S2 | DR | Joleon Lescott |
| MD | Darron Gibson | S3 | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Marouane Fellaini | S1 | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Tim Cahill | | MD | Samir Nasri |
| S1 | MD | Royston Drenthe | | WR | David Silva |
| WR | Landon Donovan | | FD | Sergio Aguero |
| S2 | FD | Denis Stracqualursi | | FD | Edin Dzeko |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Jose Baxter | S1 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| S2 | FD | Apostolos Vellios | S2 | DR | Aleksandar Kolarov |
| | | S3 | MD | Nigel de Jong |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Moyes | | | Roberto Mancini |