| August | 9 | Sat | Sheff Wed | H | 2-1 | |
| 13 | Wed | Crotia Zagreb | H | 2-1 | CL prelim (1) | |
| 23 | Sat | Aston Villa | H | 1-0 | ||
| 27 | Wed | Croatia Zagreb | A | 2-2 | CL prelim (2) | |
| September | 13 | Sat | Wimbledon | H | 1-3 | |
| 17 | Wed | Barcelona | H | 3-2 | CL | |
| 20 | Sat | West Ham | A | 1-0 | ||
| 24 | Wed | Everton | H | 1-0 | ||
| 27 | Sat | Chelsea | A | 0-1 | ||
| October | 1 | Wed | Dynamo Kiev | A | 2-2 | CL |
| 4 | Sat | Spurs | H | 1-0 | ||
| 15 | Wed | Hull | H | 2-0 | CC Cup 3 | |
| 18 | Sat | Leeds | A | 1-4 | ||
| 22 | Wed | PSV Eindhoven | A | 0-1 | CL | |
| 25 | Sat | Blackburn | H | 1-1 | ||
| November | 1 | Sat | Leicester | H | 3-3 | |
| 5 | Wed | PSV Eindhoven | H | 0-2 | CL | |
| 8 | Sat | Coventry | A | 2-2 | ||
| 18 | Tue | Derby | A | 1-0 | CC Cup 4 | |
| 22 | Sat | Southampton | H | 2-1 | ||
| 26 | Wed | Barcelona | A | 0-1 | CL | |
| 29 | Sat | Crystal Palace | A | 2-1 | ||
| December | 1 | Mon | Bolton | A | 0-1 | |
| 6 | Sat | Arsenal | H | 0-1 | ||
| 10 | Wed | Dynamo Kiev | H | 2-0 | CL | |
| 13 | Sat | Barnsley | A | 2-2 | ||
| 17 | Wed | Derby | H | 0-0 | ||
| 21 | Sat | ManUre | H | 0-1 | ||
| 26 | Fri | Derby | A | 0-1 | ||
| 28 | Sun | Liverpool | H | 1-2 | ||
| January 1998 | 4 | Sun | Everton | A | 1-0 | FA Cup 3 |
| 10 | Sat | Sheff Wed | A | 1-2 | ||
| 17 | Sat | Bolton | H | 2-1 | ||
| 20 | Tue | Liverpool | A | 0-1 | ||
| 25 | Sun | Stevenage | A | 1-1 | FA Cup 4 | |
| February | 1 | Sun | Aston Villa | A | 1-0 | |
| 4 | Wed | Stevenage | H | 2-1 | FA Cup 4 (R) | |
| 7 | Sat | West Ham | H | 0-1 | ||
| 14 | Sat | Tranmere | H | 1-0 | FA Cup 5 | |
| 22 | Sun | Leeds | H | 1-1 | ||
| 28 | Sat | Everton | A | 0-0 | ||
| March | 8 | Sun | Barnsley | H | 3-1 | FA Cup 6 |
| 14 | Sat | Coventry | H | 0-0 | ||
| 18 | Wed | Crystal Palace | H | 1-2 | ||
| 28 | Sat | Southampton | A | 1-2 | ||
| 31 | Tue | Wimbledon | A | 0-0 | ||
| April | 5 | Sun | Sheff Utd | 1-0 | FA Cup Semi | |
| 11 | Sat | Arsenal | A | 1-3 | ||
| 13 | Mon | Barnsley | H | 2-1 | ||
| 18 | Sat | ManUre | A | 1-1 | ||
| 25 | Sat | Spurs | A | 0-2 | ||
| 29 | Wed | Leicester | A | 0-0 | ||
| May | 2 | Sat | Chelsea | H | 3-1 | |
| 10 | Sun | Blackburn | A | 0-1 | ||
| 16 | Sat | Arsenal | 0-2 | FA Cup Final |
