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 24-09-97: Southampton (a) 2-0 : EPL : 8/38 (Formation: 4-4-2) 
	| Shirt No. | Player Name | Goals Scored | Time/Score | Season Appearances | Season Goals | 
        | 1. | Martyn, Nigel |  |  | 8/37 |  |  
        | 18. | Halle, Gunnar |  |  | 7/31 |  |  
        | 6. | Wetherall, David |  |  | 7/33 |  |  
        | 30. | Molenaar, Robert | 1 | 36' (1-0) | 5/18 | 2/2 |  
        | 3. | Robertson, David |  |  | 8/24 |  |  
        | 2. | Kelly, Gary |  |  | 8/34 |  |  
        | 4. | Haaland, Alf-Inge |  |  | 4/26 |  |  
        | 12. | Hopkin, David |  |  | 7/22 |  |  
        | 10. | Ribeiro, Bruno |  |  | 7/28 |  |  
        | 8. | Wallace, Rod | 1 | 56' (2-0) | 8/29 | 5/10 |  
        | 19. | Kewell, Harry |  |  | 3/26 |  |  Substitutes: 
| Shirt No. | Player Name | Used/ Unused | Player Replaced | Time | Goals Scored | Time/Score | Season Substitute Appearances | Season Goals |        
        | 11. | Bowyer, Lee | Used | 12. Hopkin, David | 71' |  |  | 1/4 |  |  
        | 9. | Hasselbaink, Jimmy-Floyd | Unused |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | 17. | Lilley, Derek | Unused |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | 20. | Harte, Ian | Unused |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | 15. | Beeney, Mark | Unused |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |