| Aston Villa | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | John Gregory | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Gary Williams | 3 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 4 | Allan Evans | 4 | John McGovern | ||
| 5 | Ken McNaught | 5 | Larry Lloyd | ||
| 6 | Dennis Mortimer | 6 | Kenny Burns | ||
| 7 | Tommy Craig | 7 | Martin O'Neill | ||
| 8 | Brian Little | 8 | Archie Gemmill | ||
| 9 | John Deehan | 9 | Garry Birtles | ||
| S1 | 10 | Gordon Cowans | 10 | Tony Woodcock | |
| 11 | Gary Shelton | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Lee Jenkins | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Saunders | Brian Clough | ||||