| Arsenal | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lukic | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Kirk Stephens | ||
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | 3 | Stuart Pearce | ||
| 4 | Brian Talbot | 4 | Kenny Hibbitt | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Brian Kilcline | ||
| S1 | 6 | Tommy Caton | 6 | Trevor Peake | |
| 7 | Stewart Robson | 7 | Lloyd McGrath | ||
| 8 | Steve Williams | 8 | Micky Gynn | ||
| 9 | Paul Mariner | 9 | Cyrille Regis | ||
| 10 | Raphael Meade | 10 | Terry Gibson | ||
| 11 | Ian Allinson | 11 | Peter Barnes | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Charlie Nicholas | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Don Howe | Don Mackay | ||||