| Liverpool | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Grobbelaar | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| 2 | Gary Ablett | 2 | Brian Laws | ||
| 3 | David Burrows | 3 | Stuart Pearce | ||
| 4 | Steve Nicol | 4 | Des Walker | ||
| 5 | Ronnie Whelan | 5 | Terry Wilson | ||
| 6 | Alan Hansen | 6 | Brian Rice | ||
| S1 | 7 | Peter Beardsley | S1 | 7 | Franz Carr |
| 8 | John Aldridge | 8 | Neil Webb | ||
| 9 | Ray Houghton | 9 | Nigel Clough | ||
| 10 | John Barnes | 10 | Lee Chapman | ||
| 11 | Steve McMahon | 11 | Garry Parker | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Rush | S1 | Tommy Gaynor | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Kenny Dalglish | Brian Clough | ||||