| Nottingham Forest | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Sutton | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| 2 | Gary Mills | 2 | Brian Borrows | ||
| 3 | Brett Williams | 3 | Greg Downs | ||
| 4 | Des Walker | 4 | Dave Bowman | ||
| 5 | Garry Birtles | 5 | Brian Kilcline | ||
| 6 | Ian Bowyer | 6 | Lloyd McGrath | ||
| 7 | Johnny Metgod | 7 | Micky Adams | ||
| 8 | Neil Webb | 8 | Wayne Turner | ||
| 9 | Nigel Clough | 9 | Cyrille Regis | ||
| 10 | Peter Davenport | 10 | Terry Gibson | ||
| 11 | John Robertson | 11 | Dave Bennett | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Don Mackay | ||||