| Nottingham Forest | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Sutton | 1 | John Lukic | ||
| 2 | Gary Mills | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Stuart Pearce | 3 | Kenny Sansom | ||
| 4 | Ian Butterworth | 4 | Paul Davis | ||
| 5 | Garry Birtles | 5 | David O'Leary | ||
| 6 | Neil Webb | 6 | Tommy Caton | ||
| 7 | Franz Carr | 7 | Chris Whyte | ||
| S1 | 8 | Johnny Metgod | S1 | 8 | Ian Allinson |
| 9 | Nigel Clough | 9 | Charlie Nicholas | ||
| 10 | Peter Davenport | 10 | Tony Woodcock | ||
| 11 | Brian Rice | 11 | Graham Rix | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Des Walker | S1 | David Rocastle | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Don Howe | ||||