| Coventry City | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Ogrizović | 1 | Mark Crossley | ||
| 2 | Brian Borrows | 2 | Brian Laws | ||
| 3 | Paul Edwards | 3 | Brett Williams | ||
| S2 | 4 | Lloyd McGrath | 4 | Des Walker | |
| 5 | Brian Kilcline | 5 | Steve Chettle | ||
| 6 | Trevor Peake | S1 | 6 | Steve Hodge | |
| 7 | Kevin Gallacher | 7 | Roy Keane | ||
| 8 | Micky Gynn | 8 | Garry Parker | ||
| 9 | David Speedie | 9 | Nigel Clough | ||
| 10 | Kevin Drinkell | 10 | Nigel Jemson | ||
| S1 | 11 | Tony Dobson | 11 | Franz Carr | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Keith Thompson | S1 | Terry Wilson | ||
| S2 | Cyrille Regis | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Sillett | Brian Clough | ||||