English Premier - KO 19:45
West Ham	2 (1) - 0(0)	Sunderland
Bilic 37 Raducioiu 90
At Boleyn Ground on 28-12-1996

West Ham: Miklosko ,Dicks ,Bowen ,Bilic ,Rieper ,Bishop ,Moncur (Lampard ,83 ) ,Porfirio ,Williamson (Raducioiu ,85 ) ,Newell ,Michael Hughes
Subs not used: Steve Jones,Rowland,Sealey,

Sunderland: Perez ,Hall ,Kubicki ,Ord ,Melville ,Kelly ,Martin Smith (Aiston ,52 ) ,Russell (Bridges ,26 ) ,Rae ,Agnew ,Bracewell
Subs not used Preece,Gray,Stewart,

Bookings: Moncur (West Ham)

Attendance: 24077