| Leicester City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Wallington | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | Steve Whitworth | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Dennis Rofe | 3 | Colin Barrett | ||
| 4 | Steve Kember | 4 | John McGovern | ||
| 5 | Steve Sims | 5 | Larry Lloyd | ||
| S1 | 6 | Alan Woollett | 6 | Kenny Burns | |
| 7 | Lammie Robertson | 7 | Martin O'Neill | ||
| 8 | Jon Sammels | 8 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 9 | Frank Worthington | 9 | John O'Hare | ||
| 10 | Alan Waddle | 10 | Tony Woodcock | ||
| 11 | George Armstrong | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Brian Alderson | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Frank McLintock | Brian Clough | ||||