| Liverpool | Middlesbrough | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Clemence | 1 | Jim Platt | ||
| 2 | Phil Neal | 2 | John Craggs | ||
| 3 | Alan Kennedy | 3 | Jeff Peters | ||
| 4 | Phil Thompson | S1 | 4 | Craig Johnston | |
| 5 | Ray Kennedy | 5 | Billy Ashcroft | ||
| 6 | Alan Hansen | 6 | Tony McAndrew | ||
| 7 | Kenny Dalglish | 7 | David Hodgson | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Case | 8 | Mark Proctor | ||
| 9 | David Johnson | 9 | Irving Nattrass | ||
| 10 | Terry McDermott | 10 | Bozo Jankovic | ||
| 11 | Graeme Souness | 11 | David Armstrong | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | David Shearer | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bob Paisley | John Neal | ||||