| Arsenal | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Jennings | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| 2 | John Hollins | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | 3 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 4 | Stewart Robson | 4 | Colin Todd | ||
| 5 | Chris Whyte | 5 | Willie Young | ||
| 6 | Peter Nicholas | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Brian Talbot | 7 | Danny Wilson | ||
| 8 | Paul Davis | 8 | Ian Wallace | ||
| S1 | 9 | Alan Sunderland | S1 | 9 | Garry Birtles |
| 10 | Tony Woodcock | 10 | Steve Hodge | ||
| 11 | Graham Rix | 11 | Colin Walsh | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Raphael Meade | S1 | Peter Davenport | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | Brian Clough | ||||