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