| Coventry City | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Steve Ogrizovic | GK | David Seaman | ||
| DR | Steve Morgan | DR | Lee Dixon | ||
| DR | Peter Atherton | DR | Nigel Winterburn | ||
| DR | Phil Babb | S1 | DR | Tony Adams | |
| DR | David Rennie | DR | Martin Keown | ||
| MD | Julian Darby | MD | Ian Selley | ||
| MD | Sean Flynn | MD | Paul Davis | ||
| AM | Willie Boland | S2 | AM | Eddie McGoldrick | |
| FD | Peter Ndlovu | FD | Paul Merson | ||
| FD | Roy Wegerle | FD | Alan Smith | ||
| FD | Micky Quinn | FD | Ian Wright | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| DR | S1 | DR | Steve Bould | ||
| FD | S2 | FD | Kevin Campbell | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Phil Neal | George Graham | ||||