| Nottingham Forest | Newcastle United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mark Crossley | GK | Shaka Hislop | ||
| DR | Alf-Inge Haaland | DR | Steve Watson | ||
| DR | Stuart Pearce | DR | Robbie Elliott | ||
| DR | Colin Cooper | DR | Darren Peacock | ||
| DR | Steve Chettle | DR | Philippe Albert | ||
| S1 | MD | Scot Gemmill | MD | David Batty | |
| MD | Chris Bart-Williams | MD | Rob Lee | ||
| WR | Steve Stone | S1 | WR | David Ginola | |
| WR | Ian Woan | S2 | WR | Keith Gillespie | |
| FD | Jason Lee | FD | Peter Beardsley | ||
| S2 | FD | Bryan Roy | FD | Les Ferdinand | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | MD | Bobby Howe | S1 | MD | Lee Clark |
| S2 | FD | Paul McGregor | S2 | FD | Faustino Asprilla |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Frank Clark | Kevin Keegan | ||||