Games
| date | competition | season | round | team | score | team | venue | referee | attendance | sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 1, 1997 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 25 | Everton | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | Goodison Park | — | 1 | |
| Feb. 1, 1997 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 25 | Arsenal | 0 - 0 | Leeds United | Elland Road | — | 1 | |
| Feb. 1, 1997 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 25 | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Wimbledon FC | Selhurst Park | — | 1 | |
| Feb. 1, 1997 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 25 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 - 1 | West Ham United | Ewood Park | — | 1 | |
| Feb. 1, 1997 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 25 | Manchester United | 2 - 1 | Southampton | Old Trafford | — | 1 | |
| Feb. 1, 1997 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 25 | Chelsea | 2 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | White Hart Lane | — | 1 | |
| Feb. 1, 1997 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 25 | Coventry City | 0 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough Stadium | — | 1 | |
| Feb. 1, 1997 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 25 | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | Villa Park | — | 1 | |
| Feb. 1, 1997 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 25 | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Liverpool | The Baseball Ground | — | 1 | |
| Feb. 1, 1997 | IF | 1997 | China | 1 - 1 | United States | Guangzhou, China | 45000 | 0 |
Standings
| team | competition | season | GP | W | T | L | gf | ga | gf/ga |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | EPL | 1996-1997 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 2.10 |
| Manchester United | EPL | 1996-1997 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 28 | 1.79 |
| Arsenal | EPL | 1996-1997 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 1.91 |
| Aston Villa | EPL | 1996-1997 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 1.28 |
| Chelsea | EPL | 1996-1997 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 33 | 1.15 |
| Wimbledon FC | EPL | 1996-1997 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 1.29 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | EPL | 1996-1997 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 0.82 |
| Everton | EPL | 1996-1997 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 0.89 |
| Leeds United | EPL | 1996-1997 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 0.78 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | EPL | 1996-1997 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 0.96 |
| Sunderland | EPL | 1996-1997 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 0.72 |
| Blackburn Rovers | EPL | 1996-1997 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 1.04 |
| Coventry City | EPL | 1996-1997 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 0.70 |
| Derby County | EPL | 1996-1997 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 0.73 |
| Middlesbrough | EPL | 1996-1997 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 44 | 0.68 |
| Nottingham Forest | EPL | 1996-1997 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 0.58 |
| Southampton | EPL | 1996-1997 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 41 | 0.78 |
| West Ham United | EPL | 1996-1997 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 0.63 |
Player statistics
| player | team | competition | season | gp | gs | min | g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Lassiter | United States | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Brian McBride | United States | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Tony Sanneh | United States | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Eric Wynalda | United States | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Martin Vasquez | United States | 1 | 1 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Cobi Jones | United States | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Ramiro Corrales | United States | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Marcelo Balboa | United States | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Mike Burns | United States | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Mark Dodd | United States | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Li Bing | China | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Peng Weiguo | China | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Su Dongliang | China | 1 | 1 | 65 | 0 | ||
| Ma Mingyu | China | 1 | 1 | 63 | 0 | ||
| Li Ming | China | 1 | 1 | 86 | 0 | ||
| Li Tie | China | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Fan Zhiyi | China | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Wu Bing | China | 1 | 1 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Sun Jihai | China | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Ou Chuliang | China | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Alexi Lalas | United States | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | ||
| Su Maozhen | China | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | ||
| Jason Kreis | United States | 1 | — | 51 | 0 | ||
| Xu Hong | China | 1 | — | 46 | 0 | ||
| Zhang Xiarui | China | 1 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Li Jinyu | China | 1 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Cao Xiandong | China | 1 | — | 4 | 0 |