| Arsenal | Portsmouth | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lukic | 1 | Alan Knight | ||
| 2 | Michael Thomas | 2 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | 3 | Lee Sandford | ||
| 4 | Steve Williams | S1 | 4 | Clive Whitehead | |
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Malcolm Shotton | ||
| 6 | Tony Adams | 6 | Billy Gilbert | ||
| 7 | David Rocastle | 7 | Mike Fillery | ||
| 8 | Paul Davis | 8 | Mick Kennedy | ||
| 9 | Alan Smith | 9 | Ian Baird | ||
| S1 | 10 | Perry Groves | 10 | Paul Mariner | |
| S2 | 11 | Graham Rix | 11 | Vince Hilaire | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Paul Merson | S1 | Barry Horne | ||
| S2 | Kevin Richardson | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Graham | Alan Ball | ||||