| Sunderland | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Turner | 1 | Hans van Breukelen | ||
| 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | 2 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 3 | Iain Munro | 3 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 4 | Ian Atkins | 4 | Bryn Gunn | ||
| 5 | Shaun Elliott | 5 | Willie Young | ||
| S1 | 6 | Nick Pickering | S1 | 6 | Colin Walsh |
| 7 | Stan Cummins | 7 | Mark Proctor | ||
| 8 | Gary Rowell | 8 | Ian Wallace | ||
| 9 | Colin West | 9 | Garry Birtles | ||
| 10 | Mick Buckley | 10 | Steve Hodge | ||
| 11 | Barry Venison | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ally McCoist | S1 | Chris Fairclough | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alan Durban | Brian Clough | ||||