| Sunderland | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Turner | 1 | Pat Jennings | ||
| 2 | Barry Venison | 2 | Colin Hill | ||
| 3 | Nick Pickering | 3 | Kenny Sansom | ||
| 4 | Ian Atkins | 4 | Brian Talbot | ||
| 5 | Gordon Chisholm | 5 | David O'Leary | ||
| 6 | Shaun Elliott | 6 | Tommy Caton | ||
| 7 | Iain Munro | 7 | Paul Davis | ||
| S1 | 8 | Colin West | 8 | Charlie Nicholas | |
| 9 | Lee Chapman | 9 | Paul Mariner | ||
| 10 | Mark Proctor | 10 | Tony Woodcock | ||
| 11 | Leighton James | 11 | Graham Rix | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Gary Rowell | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Pop Robson | Don Howe | ||||