| Arsenal | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lukic | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Brian Borrows | ||
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | 3 | Greg Downs | ||
| 4 | Steve Williams | 4 | Dean Emerson | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Brian Kilcline | ||
| 6 | Tony Adams | 6 | Trevor Peake | ||
| 7 | David Rocastle | 7 | Lloyd McGrath | ||
| 8 | Paul Davis | 8 | Keith Houchen | ||
| 9 | Niall Quinn | 9 | Cyrille Regis | ||
| 10 | Charlie Nicholas | 10 | Micky Gynn | ||
| S1 | 11 | Martin Hayes | 11 | Nick Pickering | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Graham Rix | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Graham | George Curtis | ||||