| Arsenal | Sheffield United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | David Seaman | GK | Alan Kelly | ||
| DR | Lee Dixon | DR | Carl Bradshaw | ||
| DR | Nigel Winterburn | S2 | DR | Roger Nilsen | |
| DR | Steve Bould | S1 | DR | Jonas Wirmola | |
| DR | Tony Adams | DR | Paul Beesley | ||
| MD | John Jensen | MD | Jamie Hoyland | ||
| S1 | MD | Ray Parlour | MD | Paul Rogers | |
| AM | David Hillier | AM | Dane Whitehouse | ||
| FD | Eddie McGoldrick | FD | Jostein Flo | ||
| FD | Kevin Campbell | FD | Bobby Davison | ||
| S2 | FD | Ian Wright | FD | Andy Scott | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | AM | Paul Merson | S1 | AM | Glyn Hodges |
| S2 | FD | Martin Keown | S2 | FD | Alan Cork |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Graham | Dave Bassett | ||||