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