| Manchester City | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Simon Mignolet |
| S1 | DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Aleksandar Kolarov | | DR | Michael Turner |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | S1 | DR | Matt Kilgallon |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | MD | Jack Colback |
| MD | Nigel de Jong | S2 | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| S3 | MD | James Milner | | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| MD | Yaya Toure | | MD | Craig Gardner |
| S2 | WR | David Silva | | MD | Stephane Sessegnon |
| FD | Mario Balotelli | | AM | James McClean |
| FD | Edin Dzeko | | FD | Nicklas Bendtner |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Adam Johnson | S1 | DR | Sotirios Kyrgiakos |
| S2 | FD | Carlos Tevez | S2 | MD | David Vaughan |
| S3 | MD | David Pizarro | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Martin O'Neill |