| Sunderland | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Turner | 1 | Pat Jennings | ||
| 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | 2 | John Hollins | ||
| 3 | Iain Munro | 3 | Kenny Sansom | ||
| 4 | Ian Atkins | 4 | Brian Talbot | ||
| 5 | Gordon Chisholm | 5 | David O'Leary | ||
| 6 | Shaun Elliott | 6 | Chris Whyte | ||
| 7 | Barry Venison | S1 | 7 | Paul Davis | |
| 8 | Gary Rowell | 8 | Alan Sunderland | ||
| 9 | Frank Worthington | 9 | Stewart Robson | ||
| 10 | Nick Pickering | 10 | Tony Woodcock | ||
| 11 | Stan Cummins | 11 | Graham Rix | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Lee Chapman | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alan Durban | Terry Neill | ||||