| Arsenal | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lukic | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| 2 | Lee Dixon | 2 | Brian Borrows | ||
| 3 | Nigel Winterburn | 3 | Tony Dobson | ||
| 4 | Michael Thomas | 4 | Dean Emerson | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Brian Kilcline | ||
| 6 | Tony Adams | 6 | Trevor Peake | ||
| S1 | 7 | David Rocastle | 7 | Micky Gynn | |
| 8 | Kevin Richardson | 8 | David Speedie | ||
| 9 | Alan Smith | 9 | Cyrille Regis | ||
| 10 | Paul Merson | S1 | 10 | Gary Bannister | |
| 11 | Brian Marwood | 11 | David Smith | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Perry Groves | S1 | Dougie McGuire | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Graham | John Sillett | ||||