| Arsenal | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lukic | 1 | Eric Nixon | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Nicky Reid | ||
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | 3 | Andy May | ||
| 4 | Paul Davis | 4 | Kenny Clements | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Mick McCarthy | ||
| 6 | Tommy Caton | 6 | David Phillips | ||
| 7 | Steve Williams | 7 | Mark Lillis | ||
| S1 | 8 | Ian Allinson | 8 | Paul Power | |
| 9 | Charlie Nicholas | 9 | Gordon Davies | ||
| 10 | Tony Woodcock | S1 | 10 | Neil McNab | |
| 11 | Graham Rix | 11 | Paul Simpson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Chris Whyte | S1 | Jim Melrose | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Don Howe | Billy McNeill | ||||