| Arsenal | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Jennings | 1 | John Middleton | ||
| 2 | Pat Rice | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Sammy Nelson | S1 | 3 | Frank Clark | |
| 4 | Richie Powling | 4 | John McGovern | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Larry Lloyd | ||
| 6 | Willie Young | 6 | Kenny Burns | ||
| 7 | Liam Brady | 7 | Martin O'Neill | ||
| 8 | Trevor Ross | 8 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 9 | Malcolm MacDonald | 9 | Peter Withe | ||
| 10 | Frank Stapleton | 10 | Tony Woodcock | ||
| 11 | Graham Rix | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Colin Barrett | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | Brian Clough | ||||