| Derby County | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Shilton | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| 2 | Mel Sage | 2 | Brian Laws | ||
| 3 | Mike Forsyth | 3 | Stuart Pearce | ||
| 4 | Geraint Williams | 4 | Des Walker | ||
| 5 | Mark Wright | 5 | Steve Chettle | ||
| 6 | Rob Hindmarch | 6 | Steve Hodge | ||
| S1 | 7 | Nick Pickering | 7 | Gary Crosby | |
| 8 | Dean Saunders | 8 | Garry Parker | ||
| 9 | Mick Harford | 9 | Nigel Clough | ||
| 10 | Trevor Hebberd | S1 | 10 | Nigel Jemson | |
| S2 | 11 | Mark Patterson | 11 | Toddi Orlygsson | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Brian McCord | S1 | David Currie | ||
| S2 | Kevin Francis | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Arthur Cox | Brian Clough | ||||