| Portsmouth | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Knight | 1 | John Lukic | ||
| 2 | Clive Whitehead | 2 | Michael Thomas | ||
| 3 | Paul Hardyman | 3 | Nigel Winterburn | ||
| 4 | Kevin Dillon | 4 | Steve Williams | ||
| 5 | Noel Blake | 5 | Gus Caesar | ||
| 6 | Kevin Ball | 6 | Tony Adams | ||
| 7 | Barry Horne | 7 | David Rocastle | ||
| 8 | Mick Kennedy | 8 | Martin Hayes | ||
| S1 | 9 | Micky Quinn | S1 | 9 | Niall Quinn |
| 10 | Terry Connor | S2 | 10 | Perry Groves | |
| 11 | Vince Hilaire | 11 | Kevin Richardson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Paul Mariner | S1 | Alan Smith | ||
| S2 | Paul Merson | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alan Ball | George Graham | ||||