| Arsenal | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lukic | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Des Walker | ||
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | 3 | Stuart Pearce | ||
| 4 | Steve Williams | 4 | Johnny Metgod | ||
| 5 | Gus Caesar | 5 | Chris Fairclough | ||
| 6 | Tony Adams | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | David Rocastle | 7 | Franz Carr | ||
| S1 | 8 | Perry Groves | S1 | 8 | Neil Webb |
| 9 | Niall Quinn | 9 | Nigel Clough | ||
| 10 | Charlie Nicholas | 10 | Garry Birtles | ||
| 11 | Michael Thomas | 11 | Gary Mills | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Allinson | S1 | Colin Foster | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Graham | Brian Clough | ||||