| Arsenal | Watford | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lukic | 1 | Tony Coton | ||
| 2 | Nigel Winterburn | 2 | Nigel Gibbs | ||
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | 3 | Wilf Rostron | ||
| 4 | Michael Thomas | 4 | Kenny Jackett | ||
| 5 | Gus Caesar | 5 | Mark Morris | ||
| 6 | Tony Adams | 6 | John McClelland | ||
| 7 | David Rocastle | S1 | 7 | Glyn Hodges | |
| 8 | Paul Davis | 8 | Stuart Rimmer | ||
| 9 | Alan Smith | 9 | Iwan Roberts | ||
| 10 | Paul Merson | 10 | Gary Porter | ||
| S1 | 11 | Kevin Richardson | 11 | Rick Holden | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Martin Hayes | S1 | Rod Thomas | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Graham | Steve Harrison | ||||