| Portsmouth | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Knight | 1 | Chris Turner | ||
| 2 | Kenny Swain | 2 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| 3 | Paul Hardyman | 3 | Colin Gibson | ||
| 4 | Kevin Dillon | 4 | Steve Bruce | ||
| 5 | Kevin Ball | 5 | Kevin Moran | ||
| 6 | Clive Whitehead | 6 | Remi Moses | ||
| 7 | Barry Horne | 7 | Bryan Robson | ||
| 8 | Mick Kennedy | 8 | Gordon Strachan | ||
| S1 | 9 | Ian Baird | 9 | Brian McClair | |
| 10 | Terry Connor | 10 | Norman Whiteside | ||
| 11 | Vince Hilaire | S1 | 11 | Jesper Olsen | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Micky Quinn | S1 | Peter Davenport | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alan Ball | Alex Ferguson | ||||