Tuesday 10 January 1989 at Molineux (Att 14,870)

Wolves (2) 2 (Mutch 11, Bull 35): Kendall, Bellamy, Venus, Streete, Robertson, Vaughan, Thompson, Gooding (Kelly 85), Bull, Mutch, Downing (Dennison 76).
Cardiff City (0) 0: Wood, Rodgerson, Stevenson, Wimbleton, Abrahams, Boyle, Curtis (Bates 66), Bartlett (Wheeler 66), Gilligan, Kelly, Lynex.

Referee: Mr A Simmons (Cheadle Hume).
Booked: Robertson 82, Wimbleton 84.
Landmark: Wolves record their 1000th home success in the Football League.
Re-Arranged: Originally scheduled for the previous Saturday but was postponed because of Wolves involvement in the FA Cup.
Position: 1st.