Middlesbrough 2 Charlton Athletic 1
Outcome: Won
Date: 8/9/1997
Manager: Bryan Robson
Attendance: 29414
Competition: Division One
Played at: Riverside Stadium
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Gianluca Festa | 80 | ||
| Fabrizio Ravanelli | 90 | ||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Ben Roberts | |||
| Gianluca Festa | |||
| Steve Vickers | |||
| Vladimir Kinder | |||
| Curtis Fleming | |||
| Clayton Blackmore | |||
| Robbie Mustoe | |||
| Emmerson | |||
| Mickel Beck | |||
| Fabrizio Ravanelli | |||
| Paul Merson |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Phil Stamp | |||
| Craig Hignett |