| Coventry City | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | 1 | John Lukic | ||
| 2 | Brian Borrows | 2 | Lee Dixon | ||
| 3 | Greg Downs | 3 | Nigel Winterburn | ||
| 4 | Kevin MacDonald | 4 | Michael Thomas | ||
| 5 | Peter Billing | 5 | David O'Leary | ||
| 6 | Tony Dobson | 6 | Tony Adams | ||
| 7 | Lloyd McGrath | 7 | David Rocastle | ||
| 8 | Dean Emerson | 8 | Kevin Richardson | ||
| 9 | Cyrille Regis | 9 | Alan Smith | ||
| 10 | Kevin Drinkell | 10 | Perry Groves | ||
| 11 | David Smith | S1 | 11 | Brian Marwood | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Paul Merson | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Sillett | George Graham | ||||