| Watford | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Sherwood | 1 | Hans van Breukelen | ||
| 2 | Pat Rice | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Wilf Rostron | 3 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 4 | Les Taylor | 4 | Bryn Gunn | ||
| 5 | Steve Terry | 5 | Willie Young | ||
| 6 | Kenny Jackett | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Nigel Callaghan | 7 | Colin Walsh | ||
| 8 | Luther Blissett | 8 | Ian Wallace | ||
| 9 | John Barnes | 9 | Peter Davenport | ||
| 10 | Richard Jobson | 10 | Steve Hodge | ||
| S1 | 11 | Jan Lohman | 11 | John Robertson | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Gerry Armstrong | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Graham Taylor | Brian Clough | ||||