| Manchester City | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Simon Mignolet |
| DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Danny Rose |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | John O'Shea |
| DR | Aleksandar Kolarov | | DR | Carlos Cuellar |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| MD | James Milner | | MD | Craig Gardner |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Jack Colback |
| MD | Yaya Toure | S2 | MD | Stephane Sessegnon |
| S3 | WR | David Silva | S1 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| S2 | FD | Carlos Tevez | | WR | James McClean |
| S1 | FD | Mario Balotelli | | FD | Steven Fletcher |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Sergio Aguero | S1 | FD | Louis Saha |
| S2 | DR | Gael Clichy | S2 | FD | Fraizer Campbell |
| S3 | MD | Jack Rodwell | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Martin O'Neill |