| Stoke City | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Asmir Begovic | | GK | Joe Hart |
| DR | Erik Pieters | | DR | Pablo Zabaleta |
| DR | Marc Wilson | | DR | Aleksandar Kolarov |
| DR | Geoff Cameron | | DR | Matija Nastasic |
| DR | Robert Huth | | MD | James Milner |
| DR | Ryan Shawcross | S2 | MD | Samir Nasri |
| MD | Steven N'Zonzi | | MD | Javi Garcia |
| S1 | MD | Charlie Adam | | MD | Jack Rodwell |
| S2 | WR | Matthew Etherington | | MD | Yaya Toure |
| S3 | FD | Kenwyne Jones | | FD | Alvaro Negredo |
| FD | Jon Walters | S1 | FD | Stevan Jovetic |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | MD | Stephen Ireland | S1 | FD | Sergio Aguero |
| S2 | FD | Marko Arnautovic | S2 | WR | Jesus Navas |
| S3 | FD | Peter Crouch | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Mark Hughes | | | Manuel Pellegrini |