| Watford | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Coton | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| 2 | Nigel Gibbs | 2 | Gary Fleming | ||
| 3 | Lee Sinnott | 3 | Stuart Pearce | ||
| 4 | Brian Talbot | 4 | Des Walker | ||
| 5 | Steve Terry | 5 | Johnny Metgod | ||
| 6 | John McClelland | 6 | Colin Walsh | ||
| 7 | Nigel Callaghan | 7 | Franz Carr | ||
| S1 | 8 | Malcolm Allen | 8 | Neil Webb | |
| 9 | Colin West | 9 | Nigel Clough | ||
| 10 | Kenny Jackett | 10 | David Campbell | ||
| 11 | John Barnes | 11 | Brian Rice | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Worrell Sterling | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Graham Taylor | Brian Clough | ||||