Middlesbrough 3 Birmingham City 0
Outcome: Won
Date: 9/20/1997
Manager: Bryan Robson
Attendance: 30125
Competition: Division One
Played at: Riverside Stadium
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Vladimir Kinder | 23 | ||
| Mickel Beck | 41 | ||
| Emmerson | 43 | ||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Ben Roberts | |||
| Gianluca Festa | |||
| Steve Vickers | |||
| Vladimir Kinder | |||
| Nigel Pearson | |||
| Robbie Mustoe | |||
| Andy Townsend | |||
| Emmerson | |||
| Mickel Beck | |||
| Paul Merson | |||
| Anthony Ormerod |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Craig Liddle | |||
| Andy Campbell | |||
| Chris Freestone |