| Sunderland | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Simon Mignolet | | GK | Joe Hart |
| S2 | DR | Danny Rose | | DR | Pablo Zabaleta |
| DR | Matt Kilgallon | | DR | Vincent Kompany |
| DR | Carlos Cuellar | S2 | DR | Kolo Toure |
| S1 | MD | Sebastian Larsson | | DR | Matija Nastasic |
| MD | Craig Gardner | | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Jack Colback | S3 | MD | Javi Garcia |
| MD | Stephane Sessegnon | | MD | Yaya Toure |
| AM | Adam Johnson | | WR | David Silva |
| WR | James McClean | | FD | Sergio Aguero |
| FD | Steven Fletcher | S1 | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Fraizer Campbell | S1 | FD | Edin Dzeko |
| S2 | DR | Phil Bardsley | S2 | MD | Gareth Barry |
| | | S3 | DR | Joleon Lescott |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Roberto Mancini |