Saturday 17 August 2002 at Molineux (Att 25,031)

Wolves (1) 3 (Blake 2, Irwin 49, Cooper 88): Oakes, Irwin, Naylor, Lescott, Butler, Rae (Cooper 67), Cameron (Ince 9), Ingimarsson, Miller (Sturridge 76), Blake; Subs Murray, Proudlock.
Burnley (0) 0: Michopoulos, West, McGregor, Davis, Gnohere, Little (Papadopoulos 70), Briscoe, Weller (Cox 62), Cook, A Moore (I Moore 18), Taylor; Subs Payton, Blake.

Referee: Mr J Winter (Cleveland).
Sent-off: Cook 7 (foul).
Booked: Taylor 13, Ingimarsson 25, Gnohere 73.
Landmark: Paul Ince makes his Wolves debut. Both Dennis Irwin and Kevin Cooper net their first League for Wolves goals.
Position: 3rd.