| Arsenal | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lukic | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| 2 | Lee Dixon | 2 | Brian Laws | ||
| 3 | Nigel Winterburn | 3 | Stuart Pearce | ||
| 4 | Michael Thomas | 4 | Des Walker | ||
| 5 | Steve Bould | 5 | Terry Wilson | ||
| 6 | Tony Adams | 6 | Brian Rice | ||
| 7 | David Rocastle | 7 | Gary Crosby | ||
| 8 | Kevin Richardson | 8 | Garry Parker | ||
| 9 | Alan Smith | 9 | Nigel Clough | ||
| S1 | 10 | Paul Merson | 10 | Nigel Jemson | |
| S2 | 11 | Perry Groves | 11 | Toddi Orlygsson | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Kevin Campbell | ||||
| S2 | David O'Leary | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Graham | Brian Clough | ||||