| Aston Villa | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Burridge | 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | ||
| 2 | John Gidman | 2 | Pat Rice | ||
| 3 | Gordon Smith | 3 | Peter Storey | ||
| 4 | Leighton Phillips | 4 | Trevor Ross | ||
| 5 | Chris Nicholl | 5 | David O'Leary | ||
| 6 | Dennis Mortimer | 6 | Pat Howard | ||
| 7 | Ray Graydon | 7 | Alan Ball | ||
| 8 | Brian Little | 8 | Liam Brady | ||
| 9 | Andy Gray | 9 | Malcolm MacDonald | ||
| 10 | Alex Cropley | 10 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 11 | Frank Carrodus | 11 | George Armstrong | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Saunders | Terry Neill | ||||