Sunderland 2 Middlesbrough 1
Outcome: Lost
Date: 8/27/1989
Manager: Bruce Rioch
Attendance: 21569
Competition: Division Two
Goals:
- Bernie Slaven
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Kevin Poole | |||
| Gary Pallister | |||
| Gary Parkinson | |||
| Nicky Mohan | |||
| Tony Mowbray | |||
| Mark Procter | |||
| Trevor Putney | |||
| Alan Comfort | |||
| Bernie Slaven | |||
| Peter Davenport | |||
| Stuart Ripley |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |