| Coventry City | Nottingham Forest |
|---|
| GK | Steve Ogrizovic | | GK | Mark Crossley |
| DR | Brian Borrows | | DR | Stuart Pearce |
| DR | David Burrows | | DR | Alf-Inge Haaland |
| DR | Paul Williams | | DR | Colin Cooper |
| DR | Liam Daish | | DR | Nikola Jerkan |
| DR | Kevin Richardson | | DR | Steve Chettle |
| S1 | MD | Michael O'Neill | | MD | Chris Bart-Williams |
| AM | Gary McAllister | S1 | AM | Steve Stone |
| AM | John Salako | | AM | Ian Woan |
| S2 | FD | Noel Whelan | | FD | Kevin Campbell |
| FD | Dion Dublin | S2 | FD | Dean Saunders |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | MD | Eoin Jess | S1 | MD | Scot Gemmill |
| S2 | FD | Andy Ducros | S2 | FD | Paul McGregor |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Ron Atkinson | | | Frank Clark |