| Portsmouth | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Knight | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| 2 | Kenny Swain | 2 | Steve Chettle | ||
| 3 | Lee Sandford | 3 | Stuart Pearce | ||
| 4 | Kevin Dillon | 4 | Darren Wassall | ||
| 5 | Noel Blake | 5 | Colin Foster | ||
| 6 | Kevin Ball | 6 | Terry Wilson | ||
| 7 | Barry Horne | 7 | Gary Crosby | ||
| 8 | Clive Whitehead | 8 | Neil Webb | ||
| 9 | Micky Quinn | 9 | Nigel Clough | ||
| 10 | Terry Connor | 10 | Paul Wilkinson | ||
| 11 | Vince Hilaire | 11 | Lee Glover | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alan Ball | Brian Clough | ||||