| Aston Villa | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Joe Hart |
| DR | Alan Hutton | | DR | Pablo Zabaleta |
| DR | Carlos Cuellar | | DR | Aleksandar Kolarov |
| DR | James Collins | | DR | Vincent Kompany |
| S3 | DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Joleon Lescott |
| MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Nigel de Jong |
| MD | Gary Gardner | | MD | James Milner |
| S2 | AM | Marc Albrighton | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| FD | Darren Bent | S1 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| S1 | FD | Emile Heskey | S3 | WR | David Silva |
| FD | Robbie Keane | S2 | FD | Sergio Aguero |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia | S1 | MD | Samir Nasri |
| S2 | MD | Stephen Ireland | S2 | FD | Edin Dzeko |
| S3 | DR | Nathan Baker | S3 | DR | Micah Richards |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alex McLeish | | | Roberto Mancini |