| Nottingham Forest | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans van Breukelen | 1 | George Wood | ||
| 2 | Kenny Swain | 2 | John Hollins | ||
| 3 | Bryn Gunn | 3 | Kenny Sansom | ||
| 4 | Colin Todd | 4 | Brian Talbot | ||
| 5 | Chris Fairclough | 5 | David O'Leary | ||
| 6 | Ian Bowyer | 6 | Chris Whyte | ||
| 7 | Mark Proctor | 7 | Paul Davis | ||
| 8 | Ian Wallace | 8 | Alan Sunderland | ||
| 9 | Garry Birtles | S1 | 9 | Stewart Robson | |
| S1 | 10 | Colin Walsh | 10 | Tony Woodcock | |
| 11 | John Robertson | 11 | Graham Rix | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Steve Wigley | S1 | Lee Chapman | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Terry Neill | ||||