| Arsenal | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Jennings | 1 | Joe Corrigan | ||
| 2 | Pat Rice | 2 | Willie Donachie | ||
| 3 | Sammy Nelson | 3 | Paul Power | ||
| 4 | Brian Talbot | 4 | Kazimierz Deyna | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Dave Watson | ||
| S1 | 6 | Willie Young | 6 | Tommy Booth | |
| 7 | Mark Heeley | 7 | Mick Channon | ||
| 8 | Alan Sunderland | 8 | Colin Viljoen | ||
| 9 | Frank Stapleton | 9 | Tony Henry | ||
| 10 | David Price | 10 | Asa Hartford | ||
| 11 | Graham Rix | 11 | Gary Owen | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Brian McDermott | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | Tony Book | ||||