| Aston Villa | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | 1 | Paul Barron | ||
| 2 | John Gidman | 2 | Pat Rice | ||
| 3 | Mike Pejic | 3 | Sammy Nelson | ||
| 4 | Allan Evans | 4 | Brian Talbot | ||
| 5 | Ken McNaught | 5 | David O'Leary | ||
| 6 | Dennis Mortimer | 6 | Willie Young | ||
| 7 | Des Bremner | 7 | Liam Brady | ||
| 8 | Brian Little | 8 | Alan Sunderland | ||
| 9 | David Geddis | 9 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 10 | Gordon Cowans | 10 | John Hollins | ||
| 11 | Kenny Swain | 11 | Graham Rix | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Saunders | Terry Neill | ||||