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 13-08-97: Sheffield Wednesday (a) 3-1 : EPL : 2/38 (Formation: 4-4-2) 
	| Shirt No. | Player Name | Goals Scored | Time/Score | Season Appearances | Season Goals | 
        | 1. | Martyn, Nigel |  |  | 2/37 |  |  
        | 18. | Halle, Gunnar |  |  | 2/32 |  |  
        | 30. | Molenaar, Robert |  |  | 1/18 |  |  
        | 6. | Wetherall, David |  |  | 2/33 |  |  
        | 3. | Robertson, David |  |  | 2/24 |  |  
        | 2. | Kelly, Gary |  |  | 2/34 |  |  
        | 12. | Hopkin, David |  |  | 2/22 |  |  
        | 10. | Ribeiro, Bruno | 1 | 37' (2-0) | 2/28 | 1/3 |  
        | 11. | Bowyer, Lee |  |  | 2/21 |  |  
        | 8. | Wallace, Rod | 2 | 8' (1-0) 62' (3-0) | 2/29 | 2/10 |  
        | 9. | Hasselbaink, Jimmy-Floyd |  |  | 2/30 |  |  Substitutes: 
| Shirt No. | Player Name | Used/ Unused | Player Replaced | Time | Goals Scored | Time/Score | Season Substitute Appearances | Season Goals | 
        | 4. | Haaland, Alf-Inge | Used | 11. Bowyer, Lee | 87' |  |  | 2/6 |  |  
        | 17. | Lilley, Derek | Used | 9. Hasselbaink, Jimmy-Floyd | 87' |  |  | 1/13 |  |  
        | 19. | Kewell, Harry | Unused |  |  |  |  |  |  |         
        | 25. | Laurent, Pierre | Unused |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | 15. | Beeney, Mark | Unused |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |