Middlesbrough 3 Aston Villa 2
Outcome: Won
Date: 5/3/1997
Manager: Bryan Robson
Attendance: 30074
Competition: Premier League
Played at: Riverside Stadium
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Fabrizio Ravanelli | 20 | ||
| Mickel Beck | 34 | ||
| Fabrizio Ravanelli | 90 | ||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Ben Roberts | |||
| Gianluca Festa | |||
| Curtis Fleming | |||
| Nigel Pearson | |||
| Clayton Blackmore | |||
| Robbie Mustoe | |||
| Emmerson | |||
| Craig Hignett | |||
| Juninho | |||
| Mickel Beck | |||
| Fabrizio Ravanelli |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Phil Stamp |