| Aston Villa | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | John Gidman | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Gordon Smith | 3 | Colin Barrett | ||
| 4 | Leighton Phillips | 4 | John O'Hare | ||
| 5 | Ken McNaught | 5 | Larry Lloyd | ||
| 6 | Dennis Mortimer | 6 | Kenny Burns | ||
| 7 | John Deehan | 7 | Martin O'Neill | ||
| 8 | Brian Little | 8 | Archie Gemmill | ||
| 9 | Andy Gray | 9 | Peter Withe | ||
| 10 | Gordon Cowans | 10 | Tony Woodcock | ||
| 11 | Frank Carrodus | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Saunders | Brian Clough | ||||