| Southampton | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Kite | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| 2 | Gerry Forrest | 2 | Jim McInally | ||
| 3 | Andy Townsend | S1 | 3 | Garry Birtles | |
| 4 | Jimmy Case | 4 | Des Walker | ||
| 5 | Mark Wright | 5 | Ian Butterworth | ||
| 6 | Kevin Bond | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Nick Holmes | 7 | Franz Carr | ||
| 8 | Glenn Cockerill | 8 | Colin Walsh | ||
| 9 | Steve Moran | 9 | Nigel Clough | ||
| 10 | David Armstrong | 10 | Neil Webb | ||
| 11 | Danny Wallace | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Johnny Metgod | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Chris Nicholl | Brian Clough | ||||