| Aston Villa | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Brad Guzan | | GK | Joe Hart |
| DR | Joe Bennett | | DR | Pablo Zabaleta |
| DR | Matthew Lowton | | DR | Gael Clichy |
| DR | Ciaran Clark | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| DR | Nathan Baker | | DR | Matija Nastasic |
| S3 | MD | Ashley Westwood | | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Fabian Delph | | MD | Javi Garcia |
| S1 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia | S1 | MD | Jack Rodwell |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | | MD | Yaya Toure |
| FD | Christian Benteke | S3 | WR | David Silva |
| S2 | FD | Andreas Weimann | S2 | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Brett Holman | S1 | FD | Edin Dzeko |
| S2 | FD | Simon Dawkins | S2 | MD | Samir Nasri |
| S3 | MD | Karim El Ahmadi | S3 | MD | Gareth Barry |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Lambert | | | Roberto Mancini |