| Arsenal | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Wood | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | John Hollins | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | S1 | 3 | Stuart Gray | |
| 4 | Brian Talbot | 4 | Bryn Gunn | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Willie Young | ||
| 6 | Chris Whyte | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Raphael Meade | 7 | Jurgen Rober | ||
| 8 | John Hawley | 8 | Calvin Plummer | ||
| 9 | Paul Davis | 9 | Justin Fashanu | ||
| 10 | Stewart Robson | 10 | Mark Proctor | ||
| 11 | Graham Rix | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | John McGovern | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | Brian Clough | ||||