| Nottingham Forest | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Dave Beasant | | GK | Alex Manninger |
| DR | Craig Armstrong | | DR | Lee Dixon |
| DR | Des Lyttle | | DR | Nigel Winterburn |
| DR | Alan Rogers | | DR | Tony Adams |
| S1 | DR | Thierry Bonalair | | DR | Martin Keown |
| MD | Jon Olav Hjelde | | MD | Ray Parlour |
| MD | Scot Gemmill | | MD | Emmanuel Petit |
| MD | Andy Johnson | | MD | Remi Garde |
| WR | Chris Bart-Williams | S1 | WR | Marc Overmars |
| S2 | FD | Jean-Claude Darcheville | S2 | FD | Nicolas Anelka |
| FD | Pierre van Hooijdonk | | FD | Dennis Bergkamp |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Neil Shipperley | S1 | DR | Nelson Vivas |
| S2 | DR | Nigel Quashie | S2 | DR | Matthew Upson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Ron Atkinson | | | Arsene Wenger |