| Manchester City | Stoke City |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Asmir Begovic |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | Geoff Cameron |
| DR | Gael Clichy | | DR | Andy Wilkinson |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Robert Huth |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | | DR | Ryan Shawcross |
| MD | James Milner | | MD | Glenn Whelan |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Steven N'Zonzi |
| MD | Yaya Toure | S2 | MD | Charlie Adam |
| S2 | WR | David Silva | S1 | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| S3 | FD | Edin Dzeko | | FD | Jon Walters |
| S1 | FD | Sergio Aguero | | FD | Cameron Jerome |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Carlos Tevez | S1 | WR | Matthew Etherington |
| S2 | WR | Scott Sinclair | S2 | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| S3 | MD | Abdul Razak | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Tony Pulis |