| Liverpool | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hooper | 1 | Steve Ogrizović | ||
| 2 | Glenn Hysén | 2 | Brian Borrows | ||
| S1 | 3 | Steve Staunton | 3 | Kenny Sansom | |
| 4 | Steve Nicol | 4 | Dean Emerson | ||
| 5 | Jan Molby | 5 | Andy Pearce | ||
| 6 | Gary Ablett | 6 | Trevor Peake | ||
| 7 | Peter Beardsley | 7 | Ray Woods | ||
| S2 | 8 | Ray Houghton | 8 | Micky Gynn | |
| 9 | Ian Rush | S1 | 9 | Cyrille Regis | |
| 10 | John Barnes | 10 | Kevin Gallacher | ||
| 11 | Gary Gillespie | 11 | David Smith | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | David Speedie | S1 | Robert Rosario | ||
| S2 | Jimmy Carter | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ronnie Moran | Terry Butcher | ||||