| Nottingham Forest | Portsmouth | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Sutton | 1 | Alan Knight | ||
| 2 | Steve Chettle | 2 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 3 | Stuart Pearce | 3 | Paul Hardyman | ||
| 4 | Des Walker | 4 | Clive Whitehead | ||
| 5 | Colin Foster | 5 | Paul Mariner | ||
| S1 | 6 | Terry Wilson | 6 | Kevin Ball | |
| 7 | Franz Carr | 7 | Barry Horne | ||
| 8 | Neil Webb | 8 | Mick Kennedy | ||
| 9 | Nigel Clough | 9 | Ian Baird | ||
| 10 | Paul Wilkinson | S1 | 10 | Terry Connor | |
| S2 | 11 | Brian Rice | 11 | Vince Hilaire | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Phil Starbuck | S1 | Micky Quinn | ||
| S2 | Lee Glover | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Alan Ball | ||||