| Nottingham Forest | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Sutton | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| S1 | 2 | Steve Chettle | 2 | Brian Borrows | |
| 3 | Stuart Pearce | 3 | Greg Downs | ||
| 4 | Des Walker | 4 | Lloyd McGrath | ||
| 5 | Colin Foster | 5 | Brian Kilcline | ||
| 6 | Terry Wilson | 6 | Trevor Peake | ||
| S2 | 7 | Calvin Plummer | 7 | Dave Bennett | |
| 8 | Neil Webb | 8 | David Phillips | ||
| 9 | Lee Glover | 9 | Cyrille Regis | ||
| 10 | Tommy Gaynor | 10 | David Speedie | ||
| 11 | Brian Rice | 11 | Micky Gynn | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Gary Fleming | ||||
| S2 | Phil Starbuck | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | John Sillett | ||||