| Aston Villa | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Spink | 1 | John Lukic | ||
| 2 | Kevin Gage | 2 | Lee Dixon | ||
| 3 | Gareth Williams | 3 | Nigel Winterburn | ||
| 4 | Paul McGrath | 4 | Michael Thomas | ||
| 5 | Derek Mountfield | 5 | David O'Leary | ||
| 6 | Kent Nielsen | 6 | Tony Adams | ||
| 7 | Tony Daley | 7 | Perry Groves | ||
| 8 | David Platt | 8 | Kevin Richardson | ||
| 9 | Ian Olney | 9 | Alan Smith | ||
| 10 | Gordon Cowans | S1 | 10 | Steve Bould | |
| 11 | Ian Ormondroyd | 11 | Paul Merson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | David Rocastle | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Graham Taylor | George Graham | ||||