| Manchester City | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Brad Guzan |
| DR | Bacary Sagna | | DR | Micah Richards |
| DR | Gael Clichy | | DR | Alan Hutton |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Aly Cissokho |
| DR | Nicolas Otamendi | | DR | Ciaran Clark |
| MD | Fernandinho | | DR | Joleon Lescott |
| S3 | MD | Yaya Toure | | MD | Idrissa Gueye |
| WR | Jesus Navas | | MD | Ashley Westwood |
| S2 | WR | David Silva | S2 | MD | Jordan Veretout |
| FD | Sergio Aguero | S1 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| S1 | FD | Wilfried Bony | S3 | FD | Jordan Ayew |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Raheem Sterling | S1 | FD | Rudy Gestede |
| S2 | FD | Kelechi Iheanacho | S2 | AM | Leandro Bacuna |
| S3 | MD | Manuel Garcia | S3 | WR | Scott Sinclair |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Manuel Pellegrini | | | Tim Sherwood |