| Arsenal | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | David Seaman | GK | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| DR | Lee Dixon | DR | Brian Borrows | ||
| DR | Nigel Winterburn | DR | Marcus Hall | ||
| DR | Scott Marshall | DR | Richard Shaw | ||
| DR | Andy Linighan | DR | Dave Busst | ||
| MD | Adrian Clarke | MD | Kevin Richardson | ||
| S1 | MD | John Jensen | S1 | MD | Gordon Strachan |
| AM | Ian Wright | AM | Paul Telfer | ||
| WR | Paul Merson | WR | John Salako | ||
| FD | Dennis Bergkamp | FD | Dion Dublin | ||
| FD | Glenn Helder | FD | Noel Whelan | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | WR | Stephen Hughes | S1 | WR | Peter Ndlovu |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bruce Rioch | Ron Atkinson | ||||