Saturday 7 October 1978 at City Ground (Att 29,313)

Nottingham Forest (1) 3 (Birtles 26 60, O’Neill 55): Shilton, Anderson, Clark, McGovern, Lloyd, Burns, O’Neill, Gemmill, Birtles, Woodcock (Bowyer 28), Robertson.
Wolves (0) 1 (Eves 66): Bradshaw, Palmer, Parkin, Daniel, Hazell, McAlle, Patching, Carr (Bell 54), Eves, Arkwright, Daley.

Referee: Mr K Baker (Rugby).
Order of Goals: n,n,n,W.
Record: This was Nottingham Forest’s 35th games without defeat, one better than Leeds United’s old record.
Management: Before the kick-off Forest manager Brian Clough received the Manager of the Month awarded for September and a gallon bottle of Scotch Whiskey.
Position: 20th.