| Arsenal | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | David Seaman | GK | Jonathan Gould | ||
| DR | Lee Dixon | DR | Peter Atherton | ||
| DR | Nigel Winterburn | DR | Phil Babb | ||
| DR | Andy Linighan | DR | David Rennie | ||
| MD | Tony Adams | S1 | MD | Stewart Robson | |
| MD | Paul Davis | MD | Sean Flynn | ||
| S2 | AM | John Jensen | AM | John Williams | |
| WR | Anders Limpar | WR | Tony Sheridan | ||
| WR | Kevin Campbell | WR | Peter Ndlovu | ||
| S1 | FD | Paul Merson | FD | Micky Quinn | |
| FD | Ian Wright | FD | Roy Wegerle | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | DR | Eddie McGoldrick | S1 | DR | Steve Morgan |
| S2 | Martin Keown | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Graham | Bobby Gould | ||||