Aston Villa 0 Middlesbrough 1
Outcome: Won
Date: 9/8/1987
Manager: Bruce Rioch
Attendance: 12665
Competition: DivisionTwo
Played at: Villa Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Paul Kerr | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Bernie Slaven | |||
| Stuart Ripley | |||
| Archie Stephens | |||
| Paul Kerr | |||
| Gary Hamilton | |||
| Colin Cooper | |||
| Gary Pallister | |||
| Gary Parkinson | |||
| Tony Mowbray | |||
| Dean Glover | |||
| Stephen Pears |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |