Saturday 8 September 2001 at Deepdale (Att 14,381)

Preston North End (1) 1 (Lucketti 34): Lucas, Alexander, Gregan, Murdock, Lucketti, Kidd, Anderson (Cartwright 57), Keane (Robinson 69), McKenna, Cresswell, Healy (Basham 86); Subs Moilanen, Jackson.
Wolves (0) 2 (Sinton 48, Lescott 61): Oakes, Muscat, Naylor, Butler, Lescott, Newton, Robinson, Cameron, Kennedy (Sinton 38), Proudlock (Miller 82), Roussel; Subs Beresford, Pollet, Andrews.

Referee: Mr P Dowd (Stoke).
Booked: Muscat 17, Cameron 21, Gregan 27, Kidd 60.
Position: 5th.