| Sunderland | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Siddall | 1 | George Wood | ||
| 2 | Barry Venison | 2 | John Hollins | ||
| 3 | Joe Hinnigan | 3 | Kenny Sansom | ||
| 4 | Rob Hindmarch | 4 | Brian Talbot | ||
| 5 | Colin West | 5 | David O'Leary | ||
| 6 | Shaun Elliott | 6 | Chris Whyte | ||
| 7 | Mick Buckley | 7 | Paul Vaessen | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Nicholl | 8 | Alan Sunderland | ||
| 9 | John Cooke | 9 | Paul Davis | ||
| 10 | Gary Rowell | 10 | Peter Nicholas | ||
| S1 | 11 | Stan Cummins | 11 | Graham Rix | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ally McCoist | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alan Durban | Terry Neill | ||||