| Sunderland | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Turner | 1 | Pat Jennings | ||
| 2 | Steve Whitworth | 2 | John Devine | ||
| 3 | Joe Bolton | 3 | Kenny Sansom | ||
| 4 | Rob Hindmarch | 4 | Brian Talbot | ||
| 5 | Sam Allardyce | 5 | Steve Walford | ||
| 6 | Shaun Elliott | 6 | Willie Young | ||
| 7 | Kevin Arnott | 7 | David Price | ||
| S1 | 8 | Alan Brown | 8 | Brian McDermott | |
| 9 | John Hawley | 9 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 10 | Gordon Chisholm | S1 | 10 | Steve Gatting | |
| 11 | Stan Cummins | 11 | Paul Davis | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | John Cooke | S1 | Paul Vaessen | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ken Knighton | Terry Neill | ||||