Monday 22nd December 1997
Wimbledon 0 Arsenal 0
FA Carling Premiership (abandoned 45 mins 10 secs)
At: Selhurst Park
Kick-off: 3-00 pm
Admission: £10 seat; Programme: £2 (48 pages)
Attendance: 22833
Weather: rain
The floodlights failed after just 10 seconds of the second half and play was suspended. Twenty minutes later they came back on only to go out again while the players were warming up. At this point the match was abandoned by referee Dermot Gallagher. Sky TV actually named the referee as Man of the Match while linesman Alan Sheffield was replaced at half-time.
Wimbledon (navy blue / navy blue / navy blue): 1. Neil Sullivan, 2. Kenny Cunningham, 3. Alan Kimble, 4. Vinnie Jones, 5. Dean Blackwell, 6. Ben Thatcher, 8. Robbie Earle, 10. Ståle Solbakken, 11. Marcus Gale, 16. Michael Hughes, 18. Neal Ardley. Subs: 12. Stewart Castledine (not used), 21. Duncan Jupp (not used), 22. Andy Clarke (not used), 26. Carl Cort (not used), 13gk. Paul Heald (not used).
Arsenal (red with white sleeves / white / white): 1. David Seaman, 2. Lee Dixon, 3. Nigel Winterburn, 4. Patrick Vieira, 5. Steve Bould, 7. David Platt, 8. Ian Wright, 10. Dennis Bergkamp, 11. Marc Overmars, 14. Martin Keown, 15. Ray Parlour. Subs: 9. Nicolas Anelka (not used), 21. Luis Boa Morte (not used), 25. Scott Marshall (not used), 28. Steve Hughes (not used), 13gk. Alex Manninger (not used).
Referee: Dermot Gallagher (Banbury).
Goals: none
Cards: none
