| Nottingham Forest | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Sutton | 1 | Pat Jennings | ||
| 2 | Bryn Gunn | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Kenny Swain | 3 | Kenny Sansom | ||
| 4 | Chris Fairclough | S1 | 4 | Brian Talbot | |
| 5 | Paul Hart | 5 | David O'Leary | ||
| 6 | Ian Bowyer | 6 | Tommy Caton | ||
| 7 | Steve Wigley | 7 | Stewart Robson | ||
| 8 | Johnny Metgod | 8 | Charlie Nicholas | ||
| 9 | Trevor Christie | 9 | Paul Mariner | ||
| 10 | Peter Davenport | 10 | Tony Woodcock | ||
| 11 | Steve Hodge | 11 | Paul Davis | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Allinson | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Don Howe | ||||