| Liverpool | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Grobbelaar | 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | ||
| 2 | Phil Neal | 2 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 3 | Alan Kennedy | 3 | Colin Gibson | ||
| 4 | Phil Thompson | 4 | Allan Evans | ||
| 5 | Ray Kennedy | 5 | Ken McNaught | ||
| 6 | Alan Hansen | 6 | Dennis Mortimer | ||
| 7 | Kenny Dalglish | 7 | Des Bremner | ||
| 8 | Sammy Lee | 8 | Terry Donovan | ||
| 9 | David Johnson | 9 | Peter Withe | ||
| 10 | Terry McDermott | 10 | Gordon Cowans | ||
| 11 | Graeme Souness | 11 | Tony Morley | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bob Paisley | Ron Saunders | ||||