| Arsenal | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Jennings | 1 | Hans van Breukelen | ||
| 2 | Stewart Robson | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | 3 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 4 | Chris Whyte | 4 | Colin Todd | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Paul Hart | ||
| 6 | Colin Hill | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Alan Sunderland | 7 | Steve Wigley | ||
| 8 | Paul Davis | 8 | Ian Wallace | ||
| 9 | Tony Woodcock | 9 | Peter Davenport | ||
| S1 | 10 | Charlie Nicholas | 10 | Frans Thijssen | |
| 11 | Graham Rix | 11 | Steve Hodge | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Brian McDermott | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | Brian Clough | ||||