| Sunderland | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Turner | 1 | Hans van Breukelen | ||
| 2 | Barry Venison | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Nick Pickering | 3 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 4 | Ian Atkins | 4 | Chris Fairclough | ||
| 5 | Gordon Chisholm | 5 | Paul Hart | ||
| 6 | Shaun Elliott | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Paul Bracewell | S1 | 7 | Frans Thijssen | |
| 8 | Gary Rowell | 8 | Ian Wallace | ||
| 9 | Lee Chapman | 9 | Garry Birtles | ||
| 10 | Mark Proctor | 10 | Steve Hodge | ||
| 11 | Leighton James | 11 | Colin Walsh | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Steve Wigley | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alan Durban | Brian Clough | ||||