Middlesbrough 2 Aston Villa 1
Outcome: Won
Date: 2/14/1988
Manager: Bruce Rioch
Attendance: 16957
Competition: Division Two
Played at: Ayresome Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Tony Mowbray | |||
| Allan Kernaghan | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Stephen Pears | |||
| Colin Cooper | |||
| Gary Pallister | |||
| Gary Parkinson | |||
| Tony Mowbray | |||
| Dean Glover | |||
| Brian Laws | |||
| Paul Kerr | |||
| Gary Hamilton | |||
| Bernie Slaven | |||
| Stuart Ripley |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Allan Kernaghan | |||
| Mark Burke |