| Watford | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Coton | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | Lee Sinnott | 2 | John Gidman | ||
| 3 | Wilf Rostron | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Les Taylor | S1 | 4 | Norman Whiteside | |
| 5 | Steve Terry | 5 | Paul McGrath | ||
| 6 | John McClelland | 6 | Kevin Moran | ||
| 7 | Nigel Callaghan | 7 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| S1 | 8 | Luther Blissett | 8 | Gordon Strachan | |
| 9 | Colin West | 9 | Mark Hughes | ||
| 10 | Kenny Jackett | 10 | Alan Brazil | ||
| 11 | John Barnes | 11 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Gary Porter | S1 | Arnold Muhren | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Graham Taylor | Ron Atkinson | ||||