| Nottingham Forest | Coventry City |
|---|
| GK | Dave Beasant | | GK | Magnus Hedman |
| DR | Craig Armstrong | S1 | DR | Roland Nilsson |
| DR | Alan Rogers | | DR | David Burrows |
| DR | Thierry Bonalair | | DR | Gary Breen |
| DR | Steve Chettle | | DR | Richard Shaw |
| MD | Scot Gemmill | | MD | George Boateng |
| S1 | MD | Geoff Thomas | S2 | MD | Trond Egil Soltvedt |
| AM | Steve Stone | | AM | Paul Telfer |
| S2 | FD | Glyn Hodges | | FD | Noel Whelan |
| S3 | FD | Jean-Claude Darcheville | | FD | Dion Dublin |
| FD | Dougie Freedman | | FD | Darren Huckerby |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Andy Johnson | S1 | DR | Jean-Guy Wallemme |
| S2 | WR | Des Lyttle | S2 | WR | Paul Hall |
| S3 | | Marlon Harewood | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Dave Bassett | | | Gordon Strachan |