Reading 0 Middlesbrough 1
Outcome: Won
Date: 1/6/1998
Manager: Bryan Robson
Attendance: 13072
Competition: LeagueCup FifthRound
Played at: Elm Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Craig Hignett | 89 | ||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Mickel Beck | |||
| Paul Merson | |||
| Robbie Mustoe | |||
| Andy Townsend | |||
| Craig Hignett | |||
| Neil Maddison | |||
| Gianluca Festa | |||
| Steve Vickers | |||
| Vladimir Kinder | |||
| Nigel Pearson | |||
| Mark Schwarzer |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Andy Campbell | |||
| Jaime Moreno | |||
| Craig Harrison |