| Manchester City | Stoke City |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Asmir Begovic |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | Erik Pieters |
| DR | Aleksandar Kolarov | | DR | Marc Wilson |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Geoff Cameron |
| DR | Martin Demichelis | | DR | Ryan Shawcross |
| MD | Samir Nasri | S3 | MD | Glenn Whelan |
| S2 | MD | Fernandinho | | MD | Charlie Adam |
| MD | Yaya Toure | | FD | Peter Odemwingie |
| WR | David Silva | S1 | FD | Marko Arnautovic |
| S1 | FD | Alvaro Negredo | S2 | FD | Jon Walters |
| FD | Edin Dzeko | | FD | Peter Crouch |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S3S1 | FD | Stevan Jovetic | S1 | MD | Wilson Palacios |
| S2 | WR | Jesus Navas | S2 | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| S3 | MD | Javi Garcia | S3 | WR | Matthew Etherington |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Manuel Pellegrini | | | Mark Hughes |