| Arsenal | Watford | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lukic | 1 | Tony Coton | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Nigel Gibbs | ||
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | 3 | Wilf Rostron | ||
| 4 | Steve Williams | 4 | Brian Talbot | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Steve Terry | ||
| 6 | Martin Keown | 6 | John McClelland | ||
| S1 | 7 | Martin Hayes | S1 | 7 | Worrell Sterling |
| 8 | David Rocastle | 8 | David Bardsley | ||
| 9 | Charlie Nicholas | 9 | Malcolm Allen | ||
| 10 | Paul Mariner | 10 | Kenny Jackett | ||
| 11 | Graham Rix | 11 | John Barnes | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Stewart Robson | S1 | Iwan Roberts | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Steve Burtenshaw | Graham Taylor | ||||