| Everton | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neville Southall | 1 | John Lukic | ||
| 2 | Ian Snodin | 2 | Lee Dixon | ||
| 3 | Neil Pointon | 3 | Nigel Winterburn | ||
| 4 | Kevin Ratcliffe | 4 | Paul Davis | ||
| 5 | Dave Watson | 5 | David O'Leary | ||
| 6 | Paul Bracewell | 6 | Gus Caesar | ||
| 7 | Pat Nevin | 7 | David Rocastle | ||
| S1 | 8 | Peter Reid | 8 | Kevin Richardson | |
| 9 | Wayne Clarke | 9 | Alan Smith | ||
| 10 | Tony Cottee | S1 | 10 | Paul Merson | |
| S2 | 11 | Kevin Sheedy | S2 | 11 | Brian Marwood |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Stuart McCall | S1 | Perry Groves | ||
| S2 | Neil McDonald | S2 | Michael Thomas | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Colin Harvey | George Graham | ||||