Monday 16 September 1957 at Molineux (Att 26,083)

Wolves (1) 2 (Murray 3, Deeley 85): Finlayson, Stuart, Harris, Clamp, Wright, Flowers, Deeley, Mason, Murray, Booth, Mullen.
Aston Villa (1) 1 (McParland 5): Sims, Lynn, Aldis, Birch, Dugdale, Saward, Myerscough, Sewell, Dixon, Chapman, McParland.

Referee: Mr R Leafe (Nottingham).
Order of Goals: W,a,W.
Position: 5th.

Peter Broadbent’s header leads to Jimmy Murray’s early strike.