| Arsenal | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Wood | 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | ||
| 2 | John Hollins | 2 | Mark Jones | ||
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | 3 | Gary Williams | ||
| 4 | Brian Talbot | 4 | Allan Evans | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Ken McNaught | ||
| 6 | Chris Whyte | S1 | 6 | Pat Heard | |
| 7 | Paul Davis | 7 | Des Bremner | ||
| 8 | Alan Sunderland | 8 | Gary Shaw | ||
| 9 | Stewart Robson | 9 | Peter Withe | ||
| 10 | Tony Woodcock | 10 | Gordon Cowans | ||
| 11 | Graham Rix | 11 | Tony Morley | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Mark Walters | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | Tony Barton | ||||