Middlesbrough 4 Reading 0
Outcome: Won
Date: 12/13/1997
Manager: Bryan Robson
Attendance: 29867
Competition: Division One
Played at: Riverside Stadium
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Craig Hignett | 77 | ||
| Mickel Beck | 79 | ||
| Mickel Beck | 84 | ||
| Craig Hignett | 90 | ||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Mark Schwarzer | |||
| Gianluca Festa | |||
| Nigel Pearson | |||
| Derek Whyte | |||
| Craig Harrison | |||
| Phil Stamp | |||
| Andy Townsend | |||
| Emmerson | |||
| Craig Hignett | |||
| Mickel Beck | |||
| Paul Merson |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Mark Summerbell | |||
| Steve Baker | |||
| Jaime Moreno |