Tuesday 9 December 1997 at Fratton Park (Att 8,042)

Portsmouth (1) 3 (Durnin 15 47, Hillier 73): Knight, Pethick, Thomson, McLoughlin, Whitbread, Awford, Hall (Waterman 87), Turner (Igoe 71), Durnin, Svensson, Hillier; Sub Simpson.
Wolves (0) 2 (Westwood 76, Froggatt 86): Stowell, Kubicki (Ferguson 49), Froggatt, Sedgley, Westwood, Curle, Goodman, Atkins, Keane (Paatelainen 67), Freedman, Osborn (Simpson 60).

Referee: Mr D Orr (Iver, Buckinghamshire).
Order of Goals: p,p,p,W,W.
Sent-off: Sedgley 28 (violent conduct).
Booked: Curle 53, McLoughlin 54, Ferguson 90, Svensson 90.
Penalty: Alan Knight saved from Keith Curle in the 42nd minute. It had been awarded after Robbie Keane had been fouled by Adrian Whitbread.
Landmark: Chris Westwood nets his first only goal for Wolves.
Position: 9th.