| Aston Villa | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mark Bosnich | GK | Tony Coton | ||
| DR | Bryan Small | DR | Richard Edghill | ||
| DR | Earl Barrett | S1 | DR | Terry Phelan | |
| DR | Shaun Teale | DR | Alan Kernaghan | ||
| DR | Ugo Ehiogu | DR | Michel Vonk | ||
| MD | Kevin Richardson | MD | David Rocastle | ||
| MD | Garry Parker | MD | Steve McMahon | ||
| MD | Andy Townsend | MD | Fitzroy Simpson | ||
| S1 | MD | Guy Whittingham | MD | Steve Lomas | |
| FD | Graham Fenton | FD | Carl Shutt | ||
| FD | Dwight Yorke | FD | Mike Sheron | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | DR | Dean Saunders | S1 | DR | Andy Hill |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Atkinson | Brian Horton | ||||