| Forest | Wednesday 26th November 1997 Score 0 - 0 Venue: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 30,143 Referee: Mr. D. Laws | Middlesbrough | ||
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| Beasant | Schwarzer | |||
| Lyttle | Maddison | |||
| Rogers |  |
Festa | ||
| Cooper | Vickers | |||
| Chettle | Pearson | |||
| Hjelde | Emerson | |||
| Stone |  |
Hignett | ||
| Gemmill | Summerbell | |||
| van Hooijdonk | Beck | |||
| Campbell |  |
Merson | ||
| Bart-Williams | |
Townsend | ||
| Substitutes | Substitutes | |||
| Woan |  |
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Harrison (90mins) | |
| Pascolo | |
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Ormerod (67mins) | |
| Moore | |
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| Player booked |  | Player sent off |  | Player substituted |
| Substituted player |  | Player Injured |  | Player scored |