| Watford | Oxford United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Coton | 1 | Steve Hardwick | ||
| 2 | Nigel Gibbs | 2 | David Langan | ||
| 3 | Wilf Rostron | 3 | Neil Slatter | ||
| 4 | Brian Talbot | 4 | Les Phillips | ||
| 5 | Steve Terry | 5 | Gary Briggs | ||
| 6 | Lee Sinnott | 6 | Malcolm Shotton | ||
| 7 | Nigel Callaghan | 7 | Ray Houghton | ||
| 8 | Luther Blissett | 8 | Jeremy Charles | ||
| 9 | Colin West | 9 | Andy Thomas | ||
| 10 | Kenny Jackett | 10 | Trevor Hebberd | ||
| 11 | John Barnes | 11 | Peter Rhoades-Brown | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Graham Taylor | Maurice Evans | ||||