| Arsenal | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff Barnett | 1 | Joe Corrigan | ||
| 2 | Pat Rice | 2 | Tony Book | ||
| 3 | Bob McNab | 3 | Willie Donachie | ||
| 4 | Peter Storey | 4 | Mike Doyle | ||
| 5 | Frank McLintock | 5 | Tommy Booth | ||
| 6 | Jeff Blockley | 6 | Derek Jeffries | ||
| 7 | Peter Marinello | 7 | Mike Summerbee | ||
| 8 | Eddie Kelly | 8 | Colin Bell | ||
| 9 | John Radford | 9 | Rodney Marsh | ||
| 10 | Charlie George | 10 | Francis Lee | ||
| 11 | George Graham | 11 | Frank Carrodus | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bertie Mee | Malcolm Allison | ||||