| Manchester City | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Brad Guzan |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | S3 | DR | Ryan Bertrand |
| DR | Aleksandar Kolarov | | DR | Matthew Lowton |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Nathan Baker |
| DR | Martin Demichelis | | DR | Ron Vlaar |
| S1 | MD | James Milner | S2 | DR | Ciaran Clark |
| MD | Samir Nasri | | MD | Karim El Ahmadi |
| MD | Javi Garcia | | MD | Ashley Westwood |
| MD | Yaya Toure | | MD | Fabian Delph |
| S2 | WR | David Silva | | FD | Andreas Weimann |
| S3 | FD | Edin Dzeko | S1 | FD | Jordan Bowery |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Stevan Jovetic | S1 | AM | Leandro Bacuna |
| S2 | MD | Fernandinho | S2 | FD | Callum Robinson |
| S3 | FD | Alvaro Negredo | S3 | AM | Jack Grealish |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Manuel Pellegrini | | | Paul Lambert |