| Nottingham Forest | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans Segers | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| S1 | 2 | Jim McInally | 2 | Mike Duxbury | |
| 3 | Stuart Pearce | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Ian Butterworth | 4 | Norman Whiteside | ||
| 5 | Des Walker | 5 | Paul McGrath | ||
| 6 | Neil Webb | 6 | Graeme Hogg | ||
| 7 | Steve Wigley | 7 | Bryan Robson | ||
| 8 | Johnny Metgod | S1 | 8 | Gordon Strachan | |
| 9 | Nigel Clough | 9 | Mark Hughes | ||
| 10 | Garry Birtles | 10 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 11 | Peter Davenport | 11 | Peter Barnes | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Bowyer | S1 | Alan Brazil | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Ron Atkinson | ||||