| Sunderland | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Norman | 1 | Mark Crossley | ||
| 2 | Gary Owers | 2 | Brian Laws | ||
| 3 | Tony Smith | 3 | Stuart Pearce | ||
| 4 | Gary Bennett | 4 | Des Walker | ||
| 5 | Kevin Ball | 5 | Steve Chettle | ||
| 6 | Brian Mooney | S2 | 6 | Tommy Gaynor | |
| 7 | Paul Bracewell | S1 | 7 | Phil Starbuck | |
| 8 | Gordon Armstrong | 8 | Terry Wilson | ||
| 9 | Peter Davenport | 9 | Nigel Clough | ||
| 10 | Marco Gabbiadini | 10 | Roy Keane | ||
| 11 | Colin Pascoe | 11 | Garry Parker | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Gary Crosby | ||||
| S2 | Steve Hodge | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Denis Smith | Brian Clough | ||||