| Nottingham Forest | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Sutton | 1 | Eric Nixon | ||
| 2 | Gary Mills | 2 | Nicky Reid | ||
| 3 | Stuart Pearce | 3 | Paul Power | ||
| 4 | Ian Butterworth | 4 | Kenny Clements | ||
| S1 | 5 | Garry Birtles | 5 | Mick McCarthy | |
| 6 | Neil Webb | 6 | David Phillips | ||
| 7 | Franz Carr | 7 | Mark Lillis | ||
| 8 | Johnny Metgod | 8 | Andy May | ||
| 9 | Nigel Clough | S1 | 9 | Gordon Davies | |
| 10 | Peter Davenport | 10 | Neil McNab | ||
| 11 | Brian Rice | 11 | Clive Wilson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Des Walker | S1 | Paul Simpson | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Billy McNeill | ||||