| Manchester City | Southampton |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Kelvin Davis |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | Nathaniel Clyne |
| DR | Gael Clichy | | DR | Danny Fox |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Jos Hooiveld |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | | DR | Jose Fonte |
| MD | Samir Nasri | | MD | Morgan Schneiderlin |
| MD | Jack Rodwell | S2 | MD | James Ward-Prowse |
| MD | Yaya Toure | | AM | Adam Lallana |
| S2 | WR | David Silva | S3 | AM | Jason Puncheon |
| S1 | FD | Sergio Aguero | | FD | Guly Do Prado |
| S3 | FD | Carlos Tevez | S1 | FD | Jay Rodriguez |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Edin Dzeko | S1 | FD | Rickie Lambert |
| S2 | FD | Mario Balotelli | S2 | MD | Steven Davis |
| S3 | DR | Aleksandar Kolarov | S3 | FD | Billy Sharp |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Nigel Adkins |