| Everton | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Neville Southall | GK | Tony Coton | ||
| DR | Paul Holmes | DR | Andy Hill | ||
| DR | Gary Ablett | DR | Terry Phelan | ||
| DR | Matt Jackson | DR | David Brightwell | ||
| S2 | DR | Dave Watson | DR | Michel Vonk | |
| S1 | MD | Ian Snodin | S1 | MD | Alfons Groenendijk |
| MD | John Ebbrell | MD | Steve McMahon | ||
| MD | Peter Beagrie | MD | Garry Flitcroft | ||
| AM | Mark Ward | AM | Rick Holden | ||
| WR | Paul Rideout | WR | David White | ||
| FD | Tony Cottee | FD | Mike Sheron | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | MD | Preki Radosavljevic | S1 | MD | Peter Reid |
| S2 | Stuart Barlow | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Howard Kendall | Peter Reid | ||||