| Everton | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Neville Southall | GK | Tony Coton | ||
| DR | Earl Barrett | DR | Terry Phelan | ||
| DR | Andy Hinchcliffe | DR | Ian Brightwell | ||
| S2 | DR | Gary Ablett | DR | Keith Curle | |
| DR | Dave Watson | DR | Michel Vonk | ||
| MD | John Ebbrell | MD | Fitzroy Simpson | ||
| MD | Barry Horne | MD | Maurizio Gaudino | ||
| S1 | WR | Joe Parkinson | WR | Peter Beagrie | |
| FD | Anders Limpar | FD | Paul Walsh | ||
| FD | Stuart Barlow | FD | Niall Quinn | ||
| FD | Duncan Ferguson | S1 | FD | Uwe Rosler | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | DR | David Unsworth | S1 | DR | John Foster |
| S2 | Graham Stuart | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Joe Royle | Brian Horton | ||||