25th February 1998 (Wed. – 7.45 p.m.) at Britannia Stadium (10,027) Stoke City 1 (1)(Kavanagh 43): Muggleton, Pickering (Tweed 84), Tiatto, Sigurdsson, Whittle, Scully, Keen (Thorne 65), Wallace, Crowe, Lightbourne, Kavanagh. Sub. (not used) Heath. Charlton Athletic 2 (1)(Robinson 17, Barness 73): Ilic, Brown, Bowen, K. Jones, Chapple, Balmer, Barness, Kinsella, Robinson, Mendonca, Lisbie (Newton 63). Subs. (not used) Parker, Allen. Referee: Roger D. Furnandiz (Doncaster). Order of goals: CA S CA Booked: K. Jones (84)and Wallace (84) for fighting.