| Sheffield Wednesday | Nottingham Forest |
|---|
| S1 | GK | Chris Woods | | GK | Mark Crossley |
| DR | Ian Nolan | | DR | Des Lyttle |
| DR | Julian Watts | | DR | Alf-Inge Haaland |
| DR | Peter Atherton | | DR | Steve Chettle |
| MD | Des Walker | S1 | MD | Bobby Howe |
| S2 | MD | Dejan Stefanovic | | MD | David Phillips |
| MD | Steve Nicol | | MD | Scot Gemmill |
| S3 | MD | Graham Hyde | | MD | Chris Bart-Williams |
| FD | Marc Degryse | S2 | FD | Paul McGregor |
| FD | Darko Kovacevic | | FD | Kevin Campbell |
| FD | Guy Whittingham | | FD | Bryan Roy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Mark Pembridge | S1 | WR | Chris Allen |
| S2 | AM | Ritchie Humphreys | S2 | AM | Kingsley Black |
| S3 | | Chris Waddle | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Pleat | | | Frank Clark |