| Arsenal | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Jennings | 1 | Joe Corrigan | ||
| 2 | Pat Rice | 2 | Ray Ranson | ||
| 3 | Sammy Nelson | 3 | Bobby Shinton | ||
| 4 | Brian Talbot | S1 | 4 | Dragoslav Stepanovic | |
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Tommy Caton | ||
| 6 | Willie Young | 6 | Paul Futcher | ||
| 7 | Liam Brady | 7 | Steve MacKenzie | ||
| 8 | Alan Sunderland | 8 | Steve Daley | ||
| 9 | Frank Stapleton | 9 | Michael Robinson | ||
| 10 | John Hollins | 10 | Paul Power | ||
| 11 | Graham Rix | 11 | Kazimierz Deyna | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Dave Bennett | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | Malcolm Allison | ||||