| Manchester City | Cardiff City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | GK | David Marshall | ||
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | S1 | DR | Kevin McNaughton | |
| DR | Aleksandar Kolarov | DR | Kevin Theophile-Catherine | ||
| DR | Vincent Kompany | DR | Steven Caulker | ||
| DR | Martin Demichelis | DR | Ben Turner | ||
| MD | Javi Garcia | S2 | MD | Peter Whittingham | |
| MD | Yaya Toure | MD | Gary Medel | ||
| S3 | WR | Jesus Navas | S3 | MD | Aron Gunnarsson |
| S2 | WR | David Silva | MD | Jordon Mutch | |
| S1 | FD | Alvaro Negredo | WR | Craig Noone | |
| FD | Edin Dzeko | FD | Fraizer Campbell | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | Sergio Aguero | S1 | DR | Declan John |
| S2 | MD | James Milner | S2 | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| S3 | DR | Gael Clichy | S3 | MD | Magnus Wolff Eikrem |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Manuel Pellegrini | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | ||||