Saturday 5 October 1996 at Molineux (Att 23,193)

Wolves (0) 0: Stowell, Smith (Romano 58), Froggatt, Atkins, Richards, Thompson, Ferguson, Bull, Roberts (Crowe HT), Corica (Emblen HT).
Reading (0) 1 (Lambert 69): Wright, Brown, Bodin, Bernal, McPherson, Wdowczyk (Caskey 55), Gilkes, Lambert (Nogan 83), Morley, Williams (Meaker 62), Gooding.

Referee: Mr K Lynch (Knaresborough).
Landmark: Steve Bull makes his 400th League appearance. Tommy Wright makes his Reading debut following his loan moved from Nottingham Forest.
Position: 6th.