| Nottingham Forest | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Shilton | 1 | Les Sealey | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Mick Coop | ||
| 3 | Colin Barrett | 3 | Bobby McDonald | ||
| 4 | John McGovern | 4 | Terry Yorath | ||
| 5 | Larry Lloyd | 5 | Brian Roberts | ||
| 6 | Dave Needham | 6 | Jim Hagan | ||
| 7 | Martin O'Neill | 7 | Donato Nardiello | ||
| 8 | Trevor Francis | 8 | Andy Blair | ||
| 9 | Garry Birtles | 9 | Garry Thompson | ||
| 10 | Tony Woodcock | 10 | Barry Powell | ||
| 11 | John Robertson | S1 | 11 | Tommy Hutchison | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Steve Hunt | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Gordon Milne | ||||