| Arsenal | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Wood | 1 | Tony Coton | ||
| 2 | Danny O'Shea | 2 | Jim Hagan | ||
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | 3 | Pat van den Hauwe | ||
| 4 | Brian Talbot | 4 | Byron Stevenson | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Noel Blake | ||
| 6 | Chris Whyte | S1 | 6 | Kevan Broadhurst | |
| 7 | Paul Davis | 7 | Kevin Dillon | ||
| 8 | Alan Sunderland | 8 | Tony Evans | ||
| 9 | Stewart Robson | 9 | Colin Brazier | ||
| S1 | 10 | Tony Woodcock | 10 | Alan Curbishley | |
| 11 | Graham Rix | 11 | Ian Handysides | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Lee Chapman | S1 | Kevin Bremner | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | Ron Saunders | ||||