| Sunderland | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Siddall | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | Barry Venison | S1 | 2 | John Gidman | |
| 3 | Iain Munro | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Ian Bowyer | 4 | Ray Wilkins | ||
| 5 | Jeff Clarke | 5 | Kevin Moran | ||
| 6 | Shaun Elliott | 6 | Martin Buchan | ||
| 7 | Kevin Arnott | 7 | Bryan Robson | ||
| 8 | Gary Rowell | 8 | Garry Birtles | ||
| 9 | Colin West | 9 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 10 | Nick Pickering | 10 | Remi Moses | ||
| 11 | Stan Cummins | 11 | Steve Coppell | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Mike Duxbury | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alan Durban | Ron Atkinson | ||||