Saturday 15 February 1997 at Molineux (Att 25,919)

Wolves (0) 0: Stowell, Thompson (Roberts 66), Froggatt, Atkins, Williams (Venus 60), Curle, Corica (Thomas 69), Emblen, Bull, Goodman, Osborn.
Crystal Palace (1) 3 (Tuttle 17, Veart 72, Dyer 74): Nash, Edworthy, Gordon, Roberts, Tuttle, Linighan, Muscat, Hopkin, Freedman (Ndah 90), Shipperley (Dyer 67), Veart; Sub Quinn.

Referee: Mr E Lomas (Manchester).
Booked: Edworthy 6, Shipperley 27.
Position: 3rd.