| Leicester City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Wallington | 1 | Hans van Breukelen | ||
| 2 | Bobby Smith | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Ian Wilson | 3 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 4 | Kevin MacDonald | 4 | Chris Fairclough | ||
| 5 | Bob Hazell | 5 | Paul Hart | ||
| 6 | Tommy Williams | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Steve Lynex | 7 | Steve Wigley | ||
| 8 | Gary Lineker | 8 | Peter Davenport | ||
| 9 | Alan Smith | 9 | Garry Birtles | ||
| 10 | Paul Ramsey | 10 | Steve Hodge | ||
| S1 | 11 | Andy Peake | 11 | Gary Mills | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Tommy English | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Gordon Milne | Brian Clough | ||||