| Arsenal | Stoke City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lukic | 1 | Peter Fox | ||
| 2 | Colin Hill | 2 | Steve Bould | ||
| 3 | Brian Sparrow | 3 | Peter Hampton | ||
| 4 | Brian Talbot | 4 | Robbie James | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Paul Dyson | ||
| 6 | Tommy Caton | 6 | Brendan O'Callaghan | ||
| 7 | Stewart Robson | S1 | 7 | Ian Painter | |
| S1 | 8 | Charlie Nicholas | 8 | Sammy McIlroy | |
| 9 | Paul Mariner | 9 | Colin Russell | ||
| 10 | Tony Woodcock | 10 | Alan Hudson | ||
| 11 | Graham Rix | 11 | Mark Chamberlain | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Raphael Meade | S1 | Paul Maguire | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Don Howe | Bill Asprey | ||||