| Aston Villa | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Spink | 1 | John Lukic | ||
| 2 | Gary Williams | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Tony Dorigo | 3 | Kenny Sansom | ||
| 4 | Allan Evans | 4 | Brian Talbot | ||
| 5 | Brendan Ormsby | 5 | David O'Leary | ||
| 6 | Ray Walker | 6 | Tommy Caton | ||
| 7 | Colin Gibson | 7 | Stewart Robson | ||
| 8 | Paul Kerr | 8 | Paul Davis | ||
| 9 | Peter Withe | 9 | Paul Mariner | ||
| 10 | Gordon Cowans | S1 | 10 | Tony Woodcock | |
| 11 | Mark Walters | 11 | Charlie Nicholas | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Raphael Meade | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Graham Turner | Don Howe | ||||