| Aston Villa | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | 1 | Pat Jennings | ||
| 2 | John Gidman | 2 | Pat Rice | ||
| 3 | Colin Gibson | 3 | Steve Walford | ||
| 4 | John Gregory | 4 | Brian Talbot | ||
| 5 | Brendan Ormsby | 5 | Steve Gatting | ||
| 6 | Dennis Mortimer | 6 | John Devine | ||
| 7 | Gordon Cowans | 7 | Liam Brady | ||
| 8 | Gary Shelton | 8 | Alan Sunderland | ||
| 9 | John Deehan | 9 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 10 | Alex Cropley | 10 | David Price | ||
| 11 | Kenny Swain | 11 | Graham Rix | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Saunders | Terry Neill | ||||