| Sunderland | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Norman | 1 | Tony Coton | ||
| 2 | John Kay | 2 | Alan Harper | ||
| 3 | Paul Hardyman | 3 | Neil Pointon | ||
| 4 | Gary Bennett | 4 | Peter Reid | ||
| 5 | Kevin Ball | 5 | Colin Hendry | ||
| 6 | Gary Owers | 6 | Steve Redmond | ||
| 7 | Paul Bracewell | 7 | David White | ||
| 8 | Gordon Armstrong | 8 | Adrian Heath | ||
| 9 | Peter Davenport | 9 | Niall Quinn | ||
| 10 | Marco Gabbiadini | 10 | Gary Megson | ||
| S1 | 11 | Tony Cullen | S1 | 11 | Mark Ward |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Kieron Brady | S1 | Clive Allen | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Denis Smith | Howard Kendall | ||||