Middlesbrough 1 Barnet 0
Outcome: Won
Date: 9/16/1997
Manager: Bryan Robson
Attendance: 9611
Competition: League Cup Second Round 1st Leg
Played at: Riverside Stadium
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Chris Freestone | 56 | ||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Ben Roberts | |||
| Gianluca Festa | |||
| Steve Vickers | |||
| Vladimir Kinder | |||
| Curtis Fleming | |||
| Robbie Mustoe | |||
| Emmerson | |||
| Andy Campbell | |||
| Mickel Beck | |||
| Anthony Ormerod | |||
| Chris Freestone |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Craig Liddle | |||
| Alan Moore |