| Sunderland | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Vito Mannone | | GK | Joe Hart |
| DR | Billy Jones | | DR | Bacary Sagna |
| DR | Patrick van Aanholt | | DR | Gael Clichy |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Martin Demichelis |
| DR | Lamine Kone | | DR | Nicolas Otamendi |
| DR | Jan Kirchhoff | | MD | Fernandinho |
| S2 | MD | Lee Cattermole | S3 | MD | Yaya Toure |
| MD | Yann M'Vila | S2 | WR | Jesus Navas |
| S1 | WR | Jeremain Lens | | WR | David Silva |
| S3 | FD | Fabio Borini | | FD | Sergio Aguero |
| FD | Jermain Defoe | S1 | FD | Kelechi Iheanacho |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Wahbi Khazri | S1 | MD | Fernando |
| S2 | AM | Adam Johnson | S2 | WR | Raheem Sterling |
| S3 | FD | Dame N'Doye | S3 | DR | Aleksandar Kolarov |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Sam Allardyce | | | Manuel Pellegrini |