Middlesbrough 1 Coventry City 0
Outcome: Won
Date: 1/11/1989
Manager: Bruce Rioch
Attendance: 9910
Competition: Third Round
Played at: Ayresome Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Peter Davenport | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Stephen Pears | |||
| Colin Cooper | |||
| Gary Pallister | |||
| Nicky Mohan | |||
| Tony Mowbray | |||
| Paul Kerr | |||
| Gary Hamilton | |||
| Gary Gill | |||
| Bernie Slaven | |||
| Stuart Ripley | |||
| Peter Davenport |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |