Stoke City 1 Middlesbrough 0
Outcome: Lost
Date: 8/23/1997
Manager: Bryan Robson
Attendance: 30122
Competition: DivisionOne
Played at: Riverside Stadium
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists |
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Fabrizio Ravanelli | |||
| Paul Merson | |||
| Alan Moore | |||
| Robbie Mustoe | |||
| Phil Stamp | |||
| Craig Hignett | |||
| Gianluca Festa | |||
| Steve Vickers | |||
| Curtis Fleming | |||
| Craig Liddle | |||
| Ben Roberts |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Mickel Beck | |||
| Chris Freestone |