| Liverpool | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Clemence | 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | ||
| 2 | Phil Neal | 2 | John Gidman | ||
| 3 | Alan Kennedy | 3 | Colin Gibson | ||
| 4 | Phil Thompson | 4 | John Gregory | ||
| 5 | Ray Kennedy | 5 | Ken McNaught | ||
| 6 | Alan Hansen | 6 | Dennis Mortimer | ||
| 7 | Kenny Dalglish | 7 | Gordon Cowans | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Case | 8 | Allan Evans | ||
| 9 | David Johnson | 9 | John Deehan | ||
| 10 | Terry McDermott | S1 | 10 | Alex Cropley | |
| 11 | Graeme Souness | 11 | Kenny Swain | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ivor Linton | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bob Paisley | Ron Saunders | ||||