Middlesbrough 2 Sunderland 0
Outcome: Won
Date: 8/18/1987
Manager: Bruce Rioch
Attendance: 15570
Competition: League Cup First Round 1st Leg
Played at: Ayresome Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Tony Mowbray | |||
| Bernie Slaven | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Stephen Pears | |||
| Colin Cooper | |||
| Gary Pallister | |||
| Gary Parkinson | |||
| Tony Mowbray | |||
| Dean Glover | |||
| Paul Kerr | |||
| Gary Hamilton | |||
| Bernie Slaven | |||
| Stuart Ripley | |||
| Archie Stephens |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Allan Kernaghan |