Middlesbrough 1 Portsmouth 1
Outcome: Drawn
Date: 11/5/1997
Manager: Bryan Robson
Attendance: 29742
Competition: Division One
Goals:
- Andy Townsend 65
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Mark Schwarzer | |||
| Curtis Fleming | |||
| Gianluca Festa | |||
| Nigel Pearson | |||
| Vladimir Kinder | |||
| Andy Townsend | |||
| Craig Hignett | |||
| Emmerson | |||
| Neil Maddison | |||
| Mickel Beck | |||
| Paul Merson |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Andy Campbell | |||
| Derek Whyte |