| Liverpool | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Clemence | 1 | Barry Siddall | ||
| 2 | Phil Neal | 2 | Joe Hinnigan | ||
| 3 | Richard Money | 3 | Joe Bolton | ||
| 4 | Colin Irwin | 4 | Rob Hindmarch | ||
| 5 | Ray Kennedy | 5 | Shaun Elliott | ||
| 6 | Alan Hansen | 6 | Gary Rowell | ||
| S1 | 7 | Howard Gayle | S1 | 7 | Gordon Chisholm |
| 8 | Sammy Lee | 8 | Mick Buckley | ||
| 9 | Ian Rush | 9 | Tom Ritchie | ||
| 10 | Terry McDermott | 10 | Alan Brown | ||
| 11 | Graeme Souness | 11 | Stan Cummins | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Colin Russell | S1 | Sam Allardyce | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bob Paisley | Mick Docherty | ||||