Reading 0 Middlesbrough 1
Outcome: Won
Date: 1/6/1998
Manager: Bryan Robson
Attendance: 13072
Competition: League Cup Fifth Round
Goals:
- Craig Hignett 89
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Mark Schwarzer | |||
| Gianluca Festa | |||
| Nigel Pearson | |||
| Steve Vickers | |||
| Vladimir Kinder | |||
| Andy Townsend | |||
| Craig Hignett | |||
| Neil Maddison | |||
| Robbie Mustoe | |||
| Mickel Beck | |||
| Paul Merson |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Andy Campbell | |||
| Craig Harrison | |||
| Jaime Moreno |