| Manchester City | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Vito Mannone |
| DR | Bacary Sagna | | DR | Billy Jones |
| DR | Aleksandar Kolarov | | DR | Patrick van Aanholt |
| DR | Eliaquim Mangala | | DR | John O'Shea |
| S1 | DR | Nicolas Otamendi | | DR | Sebastian Coates |
| MD | Kevin De Bruyne | | MD | Jordi Gomez |
| MD | Fernandinho | S1 | MD | Yann M'Vila |
| S2 | MD | Yaya Toure | | AM | Adam Johnson |
| WR | David Silva | | FD | Fabio Borini |
| WR | Raheem Sterling | S3 | FD | Danny Graham |
| FD | Wilfried Bony | S2 | FD | Steven Fletcher |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S3S1 | DR | Vincent Kompany | S1 | MD | Lee Cattermole |
| S2 | MD | Fabian Delph | S2 | WR | Jeremain Lens |
| S3 | DR | Martin Demichelis | S3 | FD | Duncan Watmore |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Manuel Pellegrini | | | Sam Allardyce |