| Manchester City | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Willy Caballero | | GK | Costel Pantilimon |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | Billy Jones |
| DR | Gael Clichy | | DR | Wes Brown |
| DR | Eliaquim Mangala | | DR | John O'Shea |
| DR | Martin Demichelis | S3 | DR | Santiago Vergini |
| S2 | MD | Samir Nasri | | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| MD | Fernandinho | | MD | Jack Rodwell |
| MD | Yaya Toure | S1 | MD | Jordi Gomez |
| WR | Jesus Navas | | AM | Adam Johnson |
| S3 | WR | David Silva | S2 | WR | Will Buckley |
| S1 | FD | Stevan Jovetic | | FD | Connor Wickham |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Frank Lampard | S1 | AM | Emanuele Giaccherini |
| S2 | DR | Aleksandar Kolarov | S2 | MD | Ricky Alvarez |
| S3 | MD | James Milner | S3 | DR | Sebastian Coates |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Manuel Pellegrini | | | Gus Poyet |