| Aston Villa | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | 1 | Pat Jennings | ||
| 2 | Kenny Swain | 2 | John Devine | ||
| 3 | Colin Gibson | 3 | Kenny Sansom | ||
| 4 | Allan Evans | 4 | Brian Talbot | ||
| 5 | Gary Williams | 5 | David O'Leary | ||
| 6 | Dennis Mortimer | 6 | Chris Whyte | ||
| 7 | Des Bremner | 7 | John Hollins | ||
| S1 | 8 | Gary Shaw | 8 | Paul Vaessen | |
| 9 | Peter Withe | 9 | Paul Davis | ||
| 10 | Gordon Cowans | 10 | Peter Nicholas | ||
| 11 | Tony Morley | 11 | Graham Rix | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Andy Blair | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Saunders | Terry Neill | ||||