| Leicester City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Andrews | 1 | Hans Segers | ||
| 2 | Tommy Williams | 2 | Ian Butterworth | ||
| 3 | Ian Wilson | 3 | Stuart Pearce | ||
| 4 | Paul Ramsey | 4 | Des Walker | ||
| 5 | Russell Osman | 5 | Johnny Metgod | ||
| 6 | John O'Neill | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Steve Lynex | 7 | Steve Wigley | ||
| 8 | Mark Bright | S1 | 8 | Neil Webb | |
| S1 | 9 | Robert Jones | 9 | Garry Birtles | |
| 10 | Ally Mauchlen | 10 | Peter Davenport | ||
| 11 | Ian Banks | 11 | Brian Rice | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Alan Smith | S1 | Nigel Clough | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Gordon Milne | Brian Clough | ||||