| Liverpool | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Grobbelaar | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| 2 | Phil Neal | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Mark Lawrenson | 3 | Bryn Gunn | ||
| 4 | Alan Kennedy | 4 | Dave Needham | ||
| 5 | Ronnie Whelan | S1 | 5 | Willie Young | |
| 6 | Phil Thompson | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Kenny Dalglish | 7 | Jurgen Rober | ||
| 8 | Sammy Lee | 8 | Mark Proctor | ||
| 9 | Ian Rush | 9 | Peter Davenport | ||
| 10 | Craig Johnston | 10 | Ian Wallace | ||
| 11 | Alan Hansen | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | John McGovern | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bob Paisley | Brian Clough | ||||