| Stoke City | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Siddall | 1 | John Lukic | ||
| 2 | Steve Bould | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Chris Maskery | 3 | Kenny Sansom | ||
| 4 | Alan Dodd | 4 | Steve Williams | ||
| 5 | Paul Dyson | 5 | David O'Leary | ||
| 6 | George Berry | 6 | Tommy Caton | ||
| 7 | Ian Painter | 7 | Brian Talbot | ||
| 8 | Sammy McIlroy | 8 | Graham Rix | ||
| 9 | Phil Heath | 9 | Paul Mariner | ||
| 10 | Alan Hudson | S1 | 10 | Raphael Meade | |
| 11 | Steve Parkin | 11 | Charlie Nicholas | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Allinson | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bill Asprey | Don Howe | ||||