| Manchester City | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | Bradley Orr |
| DR | Aleksandar Kolarov | | DR | Martin Olsson |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Marcus Olsson |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | | DR | Scott Dann |
| MD | Nigel de Jong | | DR | Grant Hanley |
| S3 | MD | Yaya Toure | S2 | MD | Radosav Petrovic |
| S1 | AM | Adam Johnson | S1 | MD | Mauro Formica |
| WR | David Silva | | AM | Junior Hoilett |
| FD | Sergio Aguero | | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| S2 | FD | Mario Balotelli | | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | David Pizarro | S1 | MD | Steven N'Zonzi |
| S2 | FD | Edin Dzeko | S2 | FD | Ruben Rochina |
| S3 | MD | James Milner | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Steve Kean |