| Stoke City | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Thomas Sorensen | | GK | Adam Bogdan |
| DR | Andy Wilkinson | | DR | Sam Ricketts |
| DR | Robert Huth | | DR | Dedryck Boyata |
| S2 | DR | Matthew Upson | | DR | Tim Ream |
| DR | Ryan Shawcross | | DR | Zat Knight |
| MD | Glenn Whelan | | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | | MD | Mark Davies |
| AM | Matthew Etherington | S2 | AM | Chris Eagles |
| FD | Jon Walters | | WR | Martin Petrov |
| FD | Peter Crouch | S1 | FD | Ivan Klasnic |
| S1 | FD | Ricardo Fuller | S3 | FD | Kevin Davies |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | FD | Cameron Jerome | S1 | FD | David N'Gog |
| S2 | DR | Ryan Shotton | S2 | AM | Chung-yong Lee |
| | | S3 | FD | Marvin Sordell |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Tony Pulis | | | Owen Coyle |