Saturday 21 September 2002 at Molineux (Att 25,560)

Wolves (0) 0: Murray, Irwin, Naylor, Butler (Cooper 64), Lescott, Ingimarsson, Ince, Rae, Newton, Sturridge, Ndah (Blake 74); Subs Feuer, Miller, Edworthy.
Reading (0) 1 (Hughes 58): Hahnemann, Mackie, Murty, Williams, Upson, Newman, Hughes, Watson, Salako, Rougier (Henderson 90), Cureton (Forster 67); Subs Whitehead, Shorey, Igoe.

Referee: Mr M Ryan (Preston).
Booked: Newton 4, Hughes 20, Rougier 29, Irwin 38, Ndah 45.
Position: 14th.