Saturday 16 August 2003 at Ewood Park (Att 26,270)

Blackburn Rovers (2) 5 (Amoruso 17, Thompson 29, Emerton 52, Cole 79 87): Friedel, Neill, Gresko, Amoruso, Taylor, Tugay, Thompson (Grabbi 80), Flitcroft, Jansen (Cole 74), Yorke, Emerton; Subs Johansson, Todd, Kelly.
Wolves (0) 1 (Iversen 71): Murray, Irwin, Naylor, Craddock, Butler, Newton (Camara 86), Cameron, Ince, Silas (Blake 59), Iversen, Sturridge (Luzhny 72); Subs Oakes, Rae.

Referee: Mr J Winter.
Order of Goals: b,b,b,W,b,b.
Booked: Thompson 41, Blake 85.
Landmark: Jody Craddock, Silas, Henry Camara, Oleg Luzhny, and Steffen Iversen all make their Wolves debuts. Amoruso and Bret Emerton do the same for Blackburn. Emerson nets the 6,500 away goal in all Wolves League matches.
History: This is Wolves first ever game in the Premier League.
Position: 20th.