| Liverpool | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hooper | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| 2 | Gary Ablett | 2 | Brian Borrows | ||
| 3 | Barry Venison | 3 | Greg Downs | ||
| 4 | Steve Nicol | 4 | Steve Sedgley | ||
| 5 | Ronnie Whelan | 5 | Graham Rodger | ||
| 6 | David Burrows | 6 | Trevor Peake | ||
| 7 | Peter Beardsley | S1 | 7 | Micky Gynn | |
| 8 | Ray Houghton | 8 | David Speedie | ||
| 9 | Ian Rush | 9 | Cyrille Regis | ||
| 10 | John Barnes | 10 | Gary Bannister | ||
| S1 | 11 | Kevin MacDonald | 11 | David Smith | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | John Aldridge | S1 | David Phillips | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Kenny Dalglish | John Sillett | ||||