Everton 2 Middlesbrough 1
Outcome: Lost
Date: 12/26/1988
Manager: Bruce Rioch
Attendance: 32651
Competition: DivisionOne
Played at: Goodison Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Dean Glover | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Bernie Slaven | |||
| Stuart Ripley | |||
| Peter Davenport | |||
| Mark Brennan | |||
| Gary Hamilton | |||
| Colin Cooper | |||
| Gary Pallister | |||
| Gary Parkinson | |||
| Tony Mowbray | |||
| Dean Glover | |||
| Stephen Pears |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Paul Kerr | |||
| Allan Kernaghan |