| Nottingham Forest | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Sutton | 1 | Chris Turner | ||
| 2 | Bryn Gunn | 2 | Barry Venison | ||
| 3 | Kenny Swain | 3 | Nick Pickering | ||
| 4 | Chris Fairclough | 4 | David Hodgson | ||
| 5 | Paul Hart | S1 | 5 | David Corner | |
| 6 | Ian Bowyer | 6 | Shaun Elliott | ||
| 7 | Steve Wigley | 7 | Rodger Wylde | ||
| 8 | Johnny Metgod | 8 | Howard Gayle | ||
| 9 | Trevor Christie | 9 | Colin West | ||
| 10 | Peter Davenport | 10 | Mark Proctor | ||
| 11 | Steve Hodge | 11 | Clive Walker | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Steve Berry | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Len Ashurst | ||||