| Nottingham Forest | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Shilton | 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 3 | Bryn Gunn | 3 | Gary Williams | ||
| 4 | Dave Needham | 4 | Allan Evans | ||
| 5 | Willie Young | 5 | Ken McNaught | ||
| 6 | Ian Bowyer | S1 | 6 | Dennis Mortimer | |
| 7 | Jurgen Rober | 7 | Des Bremner | ||
| 8 | Mark Proctor | 8 | Gary Shaw | ||
| 9 | Justin Fashanu | 9 | Peter Withe | ||
| 10 | Ian Wallace | 10 | Gordon Cowans | ||
| 11 | John Robertson | 11 | Tony Morley | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Andy Blair | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Tony Barton | ||||