Saturday 20 December 1997 at Elm Park (Att 11,715)

Reading 0: Hammond, Booty, Bodin, Lambert, Bernal, Davies, Parkinson, Hodges (Thorpe 85), Asaba (Lovell 73), Morley, Williams; Sub Caskey.
Wolves 0: Stowell, Atkins, Froggatt, Sedgley, Robinson, Curle, Goodman, Simpson, Keane (Ferguson 48), Freedman, Osborn; Subs Paatelainen, Westwood.

Referee: Mr S Bennett (Redhill).
Sent-off: Bodin 37 (violent conduct), Simpson 43 (violent conduct).
Booked: Curle 14, Keane 16, Goodman 22, Morley 44, Froggatt 49, Bernal 70, Williams 90.
Position: 8th.