| Aston Villa | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Brad Guzan | | GK | Joe Hart |
| DR | Alan Hutton | | DR | Pablo Zabaleta |
| DR | Aly Cissokho | | DR | Aleksandar Kolarov |
| DR | Nathan Baker | | DR | Vincent Kompany |
| DR | Philippe Senderos | | DR | Eliaquim Mangala |
| MD | Tom Cleverley | | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Ashley Westwood | S1 | MD | Fernandinho |
| MD | Fabian Delph | | MD | Yaya Toure |
| S3 | AM | Kieran Richardson | S3 | WR | David Silva |
| S2 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia | S2 | FD | Edin Dzeko |
| S1 | FD | Andreas Weimann | | FD | Sergio Aguero |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Christian Benteke | S1 | MD | Frank Lampard |
| S2 | AM | Jack Grealish | S2 | MD | Fernando |
| S3 | AM | Leandro Bacuna | S3 | WR | Jesus Navas |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Lambert | | | Manuel Pellegrini |