| Arsenal | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Wood | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | John Devine | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | 3 | Frank Gray | ||
| 4 | Brian Talbot | 4 | John McGovern | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Dave Needham | ||
| 6 | Willie Young | 6 | Kenny Burns | ||
| 7 | John Hollins | 7 | Martin O'Neill | ||
| 8 | Alan Sunderland | S1 | 8 | Raimondo Ponte | |
| 9 | Frank Stapleton | 9 | Garry Birtles | ||
| 10 | Steve Gatting | 10 | Gary Mills | ||
| 11 | Graham Rix | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Bowyer | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | Brian Clough | ||||