| Watford | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Coton | 1 | Chris Turner | ||
| 2 | Nigel Gibbs | 2 | Billy Garton | ||
| 3 | Lee Sinnott | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Brian Talbot | 4 | Norman Whiteside | ||
| 5 | Steve Terry | 5 | Paul McGrath | ||
| 6 | John McClelland | 6 | Graeme Hogg | ||
| 7 | Worrell Sterling | 7 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| 8 | Luther Blissett | S1 | 8 | Peter Davenport | |
| 9 | Colin West | 9 | Mark Hughes | ||
| 10 | Kenny Jackett | 10 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 11 | John Barnes | 11 | Clayton Blackmore | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Jesper Olsen | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Graham Taylor | Ron Atkinson | ||||