| Nottingham Forest | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans Segers | 1 | Perry Suckling | ||
| 2 | Gary Fleming | 2 | John Gidman | ||
| 3 | Stuart Pearce | 3 | Clive Wilson | ||
| 4 | Des Walker | 4 | Kenny Clements | ||
| 5 | Chris Fairclough | 5 | Mick McCarthy | ||
| 6 | Neil Webb | 6 | Tony Grealish | ||
| 7 | Franz Carr | S1 | 7 | Graham Baker | |
| 8 | Johnny Metgod | 8 | Neil McNab | ||
| 9 | Nigel Clough | 9 | Imre Varadi | ||
| 10 | Garry Birtles | 10 | Paul Moulden | ||
| 11 | Gary Mills | 11 | David White | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Nicky Reid | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Jimmy Frizzell | ||||