Tuesday 12 September 1989 at Molineux (Att 12,338)

Wolves (1) 2 (Bull 30, Mutch 55): Lange, Bellamy, Venus, Robertson, Westley, Vaughan, Thompson, Gooding (Paskin 79), Bull, Mutch, Dennison (McLoughlin 83).
Brighton & Hove Albion (4) 4 (Nelson 7, Bremner 14 31, Codner 36): Keeley, Chivers, Chapman, Curbishley, Bissett, Gatting, Nelson, Wood, Bremner, Codner, Wilkins; Subs Owers, Crumplin.

Referee: Mr R Hamer (Bristol).
Order of Goals: b,b,W,b,b,W.
Booked: Vaughan 40, Dennison 67, Bremner 67.
Landmark: Paul McLoughlin makes his Wolves debut. Garry Nelson nets the 5,500th conceded by Wolves in the Football League.
Position: 24th.