| Nottingham Forest | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Sutton | 1 | Nigel Spink | ||
| 2 | Kenny Swain | 2 | Gary Williams | ||
| 3 | Bryn Gunn | 3 | Colin Gibson | ||
| 4 | Colin Todd | 4 | Allan Evans | ||
| 5 | Willie Young | 5 | Ken McNaught | ||
| 6 | Ian Bowyer | 6 | Andy Blair | ||
| 7 | Mark Proctor | 7 | Des Bremner | ||
| 8 | Ian Wallace | 8 | Gary Shaw | ||
| 9 | Garry Birtles | 9 | Peter Withe | ||
| 10 | Danny Wilson | 10 | Gordon Cowans | ||
| 11 | Colin Walsh | 11 | Tony Morley | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Tony Barton | ||||