| Manchester City | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Brad Guzan |
| DR | Maicon | | DR | Enda Stevens |
| S2 | DR | Gael Clichy | | DR | Matthew Lowton |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Ron Vlaar |
| DR | Matija Nastasic | | DR | Ciaran Clark |
| MD | Samir Nasri | S1 | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Ashley Westwood |
| MD | Yaya Toure | | MD | Barry Bannan |
| S3 | WR | David Silva | | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| S1 | FD | Sergio Aguero | S3 | FD | Christian Benteke |
| FD | Carlos Tevez | S2 | FD | Andreas Weimann |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Edin Dzeko | S1 | AM | Marc Albrighton |
| S2 | DR | Aleksandar Kolarov | S2 | AM | Brett Holman |
| S3 | WR | Scott Sinclair | S3 | FD | Jordan Bowery |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Paul Lambert |