| Nottingham Forest | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Sutton | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| 2 | Gary Fleming | 2 | Brian Borrows | ||
| 3 | Stuart Pearce | 3 | Greg Downs | ||
| 4 | Des Walker | 4 | Lloyd McGrath | ||
| 5 | Chris Fairclough | 5 | Brian Kilcline | ||
| 6 | Ian Bowyer | 6 | Trevor Peake | ||
| 7 | Gary Mills | 7 | Dave Bennett | ||
| 8 | Johnny Metgod | 8 | David Phillips | ||
| 9 | Nigel Clough | 9 | Cyrille Regis | ||
| 10 | Garry Birtles | 10 | Keith Houchen | ||
| 11 | Brian Rice | 11 | Nick Pickering | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | George Curtis | ||||