| Manchester City | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Shay Given |
| S2 | DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Alan Hutton |
| DR | Gael Clichy | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Ciaran Clark |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| MD | Nigel de Jong | | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| MD | James Milner | S3 | MD | Fabian Delph |
| S1 | MD | Yaya Toure | S1 | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| S3 | AM | Adam Johnson | | FD | Darren Bent |
| FD | Mario Balotelli | S2 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | David Silva | S1 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| S2 | DR | Kolo Toure | S2 | MD | Barry Bannan |
| S3 | MD | Owen Hargreaves | S3 | AM | Marc Albrighton |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Alex McLeish |