Tuesday 2 February 1982 at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury (Att 15,163)

Arsenal (0) 2 (Vaessen 66, Rix 80): Wood, Hollins, Sansom, Talbot, O’Leary, Whyte, Vaessen, Sunderland (Hawley 75), Davis, Nicholas, Rix.
Wolves (0) 1 (Hibbitt 75): Bradshaw, Palmer, Humphrey, Atkinson, Gallagher, Berry, Hibbitt, Eves (Villazan 84), Gray, Richards, Brazier.

Referee: Mr G Napthine (Loughborough).
Order of Goals: a,W,a.
Management: Ian Greaves was present at the match and was appointed Wolves manager the day after.
Landmark: Graham Rix nets the 100th goal conceded by Wolves at Highbury in the Football League.
Re-Arranged: This match originally scheduled for 14th November was postponed because of the of England’s World Cup qualifier against Hungary.
Position: 20th.