| Watford | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Coton | 1 | Hans Segers | ||
| 2 | Lee Sinnott | 2 | Alan Davidson | ||
| 3 | Kenny Jackett | 3 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 4 | Nigel Callaghan | 4 | Chris Fairclough | ||
| 5 | Steve Terry | 5 | Paul Hart | ||
| 6 | John McClelland | 6 | Bryn Gunn | ||
| 7 | Worrell Sterling | 7 | Gary Mills | ||
| 8 | Luther Blissett | 8 | Johnny Metgod | ||
| 9 | George Reilly | 9 | Peter Davenport | ||
| 10 | Wilf Rostron | 10 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 11 | John Barnes | 11 | Steve Hodge | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Graham Taylor | Brian Clough | ||||