| Sunderland | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Turner | 1 | John Lukic | ||
| 2 | Barry Venison | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Nick Pickering | 3 | Kenny Sansom | ||
| 4 | Reuben Agboola | 4 | Brian Talbot | ||
| 5 | Gordon Chisholm | 5 | David O'Leary | ||
| 6 | Shaun Elliott | 6 | Tommy Caton | ||
| S1 | 7 | David Hodgson | 7 | Stewart Robson | |
| 8 | Steve Berry | 8 | Paul Davis | ||
| 9 | Colin West | 9 | Paul Mariner | ||
| 10 | Gary Bennett | 10 | Tony Woodcock | ||
| 11 | Clive Walker | 11 | Charlie Nicholas | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Howard Gayle | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Len Ashurst | Don Howe | ||||