| Arsenal | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Seaman | 1 | Tony Norman | ||
| 2 | Lee Dixon | 2 | John Kay | ||
| 3 | Nigel Winterburn | S1 | 3 | Tony Smith | |
| 4 | Michael Thomas | 4 | Gary Bennett | ||
| 5 | Steve Bould | 5 | Kevin Ball | ||
| 6 | Tony Adams | 6 | Gary Owers | ||
| S1 | 7 | David Rocastle | 7 | Paul Bracewell | |
| 8 | Paul Davis | 8 | Gordon Armstrong | ||
| 9 | Alan Smith | 9 | Peter Davenport | ||
| 10 | Paul Merson | 10 | Marco Gabbiadini | ||
| 11 | Anders Limpar | 11 | Paul Hardyman | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Perry Groves | S1 | Tony Cullen | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Graham | Denis Smith | ||||