| Sunderland | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Vito Mannone | | GK | Costel Pantilimon |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | S2 | DR | Micah Richards |
| DR | Ondrej Celustka | | DR | Aleksandar Kolarov |
| DR | Wes Brown | | DR | Joleon Lescott |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Martin Demichelis |
| MD | Sung-Yeung Ki | | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Sebastian Larsson | | MD | Samir Nasri |
| MD | Jack Colback | S1 | MD | Javi Garcia |
| S3 | AM | Adam Johnson | | MD | Yaya Toure |
| S1 | AM | Emanuele Giaccherini | S3 | FD | Alvaro Negredo |
| S2 | FD | Steven Fletcher | | FD | Sergio Aguero |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Craig Gardner | S1 | WR | Jesus Navas |
| S2 | FD | Jozy Altidore | S2 | DR | Pablo Zabaleta |
| S3 | FD | Fabio Borini | S3 | FD | Edin Dzeko |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gus Poyet | | | Manuel Pellegrini |