| Liverpool | Portsmouth | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Grobbelaar | 1 | Alan Knight | ||
| 2 | Gary Gillespie | 2 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 3 | Barry Venison | 3 | Lee Sandford | ||
| 4 | Steve Nicol | S2 | 4 | Mike Fillery | |
| 5 | Ronnie Whelan | 5 | Malcolm Shotton | ||
| 6 | Alan Hansen | S1 | 6 | Billy Gilbert | |
| 7 | Peter Beardsley | 7 | Barry Horne | ||
| 8 | John Aldridge | 8 | Clive Whitehead | ||
| S1 | 9 | Craig Johnston | 9 | Paul Mariner | |
| 10 | John Barnes | 10 | Micky Quinn | ||
| S2 | 11 | Steve McMahon | 11 | Vince Hilaire | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Paul Walsh | S1 | Kevin Ball | ||
| S2 | Mark Lawrenson | S2 | Kevin Dillon | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Kenny Dalglish | Alan Ball | ||||