| Arsenal | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lukic | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Gary Fleming | ||
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | 3 | Stuart Pearce | ||
| 4 | Ian Allinson | 4 | Des Walker | ||
| 5 | Tony Adams | 5 | Johnny Metgod | ||
| 6 | Martin Keown | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Stewart Robson | 7 | Franz Carr | ||
| S1 | 8 | David Rocastle | 8 | David Campbell | |
| 9 | Charlie Nicholas | 9 | Nigel Clough | ||
| 10 | Niall Quinn | 10 | Neil Webb | ||
| 11 | Graham Rix | 11 | Colin Walsh | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Paul Mariner | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Steve Burtenshaw | Brian Clough | ||||