| Watford | Stoke City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Sherwood | 1 | Mark Harrison | ||
| 2 | Pat Rice | 2 | Derek Parkin | ||
| 3 | Wilf Rostron | 3 | Peter Hampton | ||
| 4 | Les Taylor | 4 | Paul Bracewell | ||
| 5 | Steve Sims | 5 | Dave Watson | ||
| 6 | Ian Bolton | 6 | David McAughtrie | ||
| 7 | Nigel Callaghan | S1 | 7 | Paul Maguire | |
| 8 | Luther Blissett | 8 | Sammy McIlroy | ||
| 9 | Jimmy Gilligan | 9 | Brendan O'Callaghan | ||
| 10 | Kenny Jackett | 10 | Mickey Thomas | ||
| 11 | John Barnes | 11 | Mark Chamberlain | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | George Berry | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Graham Taylor | Ritchie Barker | ||||