| Arsenal | Birmingham City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lukic | 1 | David Seaman | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Ray Ranson | ||
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | 3 | Brian Roberts | ||
| 4 | Paul Davis | 4 | Jim Hagan | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Ken Armstrong | ||
| 6 | Tommy Caton | 6 | Billy Wright | ||
| S1 | 7 | Steve Williams | 7 | Des Bremner | |
| 8 | Stewart Robson | 8 | Wayne Clarke | ||
| 9 | Charlie Nicholas | S1 | 9 | Mark Jones | |
| 10 | Tony Woodcock | 10 | Julian Dicks | ||
| 11 | Martin Hayes | 11 | Robert Hopkins | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Allinson | S1 | Andy Kennedy | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Don Howe | Ron Saunders | ||||