Football League Cup (Third Round) Tuesday 25 September 1979 at Selhurst Park (Att 30,727)

Crystal Palace (1) 1 (Flanagan 2): Burridge, Hinshelwood, Sansom, Nicholas, Cannon, Gilbert, Murphy, Francis, Swindlehurst, Flanagan, Hilaire; Sub Fenwick.
Wolves (0) 2 (Hibbitt 76, Eves 87): Bradshaw, Palmer, Parkin, Daniel, Hughes, Berry, Hibbitt, Carr, Gray, Richards, Eves; Sub Brazier.

Referee: Mr A Gunn (Burgess Hill, Sussex).
Order of Goals: c,W,W.
Booked: Gray 40.