Competition 

Date 

Opposition 

 Score

 Goals

Bookings 

 Premiership

 17th August 1996

 Arsenal

 (a)2-0

 -

- 

Premiership 

 4th September 1996

Middlesborough 

(a)4-1 

 -

 -

League Cup 

18th September 1996 

Barnet 

 (a)1-1

 -

- 

 Premiership

 21st September 1996

Nottingham Forest 

(a)0-2 

- 

 -

 Premiership

 26th October 1996

Blackburn Rovers 

(h)2-1 

 -

- 

 League Cup

 27th November 1996

 Stockport County

 (h)1-1

- 

 -

 Premiership

30th November 1996 

Sheffield Wednesday 

(h)0-0 

- 

 -

Premiership 

21st December 1996 

Chelsea 

(a)3-1 

 -

- 

Premiership 

 28th December 1996

Sunderland 

(h)2-0 

 -

 -

Premiership 

 1st January 1997

Nottingham Forest 

 (a)0-1

- 

 -

 FA Cup

 25th January 1997

Wrexham 

 (h)0-1

- 

 -

Premiership 

 29th January 1997

Arsenal 

 (h)1-2

- 

 -

 Premiership

 15th February 1997

Derby County 

 (a)1-0

 -

 -

Premiership 

 1st March 1997

Leeds 

(a)1-0 

 -

 -

Premiership 

 12th March 1997

Chelsea 

(h)3-2 

- 

 -

 Premiership

 15th March 1997

Aston Villa 

(a)0-0 

- 

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