| Arsenal | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lukic | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| S1 | 2 | Steve Bould | 2 | Brian Laws | |
| 3 | Nigel Winterburn | 3 | Stuart Pearce | ||
| 4 | Michael Thomas | 4 | Des Walker | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Terry Wilson | ||
| 6 | Tony Adams | 6 | Steve Hodge | ||
| 7 | David Rocastle | 7 | Franz Carr | ||
| 8 | Kevin Richardson | 8 | Neil Webb | ||
| 9 | Alan Smith | 9 | Nigel Clough | ||
| S2 | 10 | Perry Groves | 10 | Lee Chapman | |
| 11 | Brian Marwood | 11 | Garry Parker | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Lee Dixon | ||||
| S2 | Paul Merson | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Graham | Brian Clough | ||||