| Arsenal | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lukic | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| 2 | Michael Thomas | 2 | Steve Chettle | ||
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | 3 | Stuart Pearce | ||
| 4 | Steve Williams | 4 | Des Walker | ||
| S1 | 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Colin Foster | |
| 6 | Tony Adams | 6 | Terry Wilson | ||
| 7 | David Rocastle | 7 | Calvin Plummer | ||
| S2 | 8 | Paul Merson | 8 | Neil Webb | |
| 9 | Niall Quinn | S1 | 9 | Nigel Clough | |
| 10 | Perry Groves | 10 | Tommy Gaynor | ||
| 11 | Kevin Richardson | 11 | Brian Rice | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Gus Caesar | S1 | Phil Starbuck | ||
| S2 | Alan Smith | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Graham | Brian Clough | ||||