| Liverpool | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Grobbelaar | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| 2 | Gary Gillespie | 2 | Brian Borrows | ||
| S1 | 3 | Barry Venison | 3 | Greg Downs | |
| 4 | Steve Nicol | 4 | Lloyd McGrath | ||
| 5 | Ronnie Whelan | 5 | Brian Kilcline | ||
| 6 | Alan Hansen | 6 | Kevan Smith | ||
| 7 | Peter Beardsley | S1 | 7 | Dave Bennett | |
| 8 | John Aldridge | 8 | David Phillips | ||
| 9 | Ray Houghton | 9 | Cyrille Regis | ||
| 10 | John Barnes | 10 | David Speedie | ||
| S2 | 11 | Steve McMahon | S2 | 11 | Micky Gynn |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Gary Ablett | S1 | Steve Livingstone | ||
| S2 | Nigel Spackman | S2 | Graham Rodger | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Kenny Dalglish | John Sillett | ||||