| Arsenal | Middlesbrough | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Jennings | 1 | Jim Platt | ||
| 2 | Pat Rice | 2 | John Craggs | ||
| 3 | Sammy Nelson | 3 | Ian Bailey | ||
| 4 | Brian Talbot | 4 | Craig Johnston | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Billy Ashcroft | ||
| 6 | Willie Young | 6 | Tony McAndrew | ||
| 7 | Liam Brady | 7 | David Hodgson | ||
| 8 | Alan Sunderland | S1 | 8 | Mark Proctor | |
| 9 | Frank Stapleton | 9 | Bozo Jankovic | ||
| 10 | John Hollins | 10 | Irving Nattrass | ||
| 11 | Graham Rix | 11 | David Armstrong | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Micky Burns | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | John Neal | ||||