| Liverpool | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hooper | 1 | Tony Norman | ||
| 2 | Glenn Hysén | 2 | Gary Owers | ||
| 3 | David Burrows | 3 | Paul Hardyman | ||
| 4 | Steve Nicol | 4 | Gary Bennett | ||
| 5 | Jan Molby | 5 | Kevin Ball | ||
| 6 | Gary Ablett | S2 | 6 | John Kay | |
| S1 | 7 | Peter Beardsley | 7 | Paul Bracewell | |
| 8 | Ray Houghton | 8 | Gordon Armstrong | ||
| 9 | Ian Rush | 9 | David Rush | ||
| 10 | John Barnes | S1 | 10 | Marco Gabbiadini | |
| 11 | David Speedie | 11 | Colin Pascoe | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Steve Staunton | S1 | Kieron Brady | ||
| S2 | John Cornforth | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ronnie Moran | Denis Smith | ||||