Saturday 18 October 1997 at Molineux (Att 21,794)

Wolves (1) 3 (Freedman 12, Curle 78, Simpson 80): Stowell, Atkins, Kubicki (Naylor 59), Robinson, Williams, Curle, Keane (Foley 75), Ferguson, Bull, Freedman, Simpson; Sub Corica.
Swindon Town (1) 1 (Hay 25p): Digby, Borrows, Culverhouse, Leitch (Hulbert 58), Taylor, Casper, Walters (Meechan 90), Collins, Hay, Allison, Godden; Sub Crowe.

Referee: Mr C Foy (St Helens).
Order of Goals: W,s,W,W.
Sent-off: Bull 18 (violent conduct), Collins 18 (foul on Robinson), Casper 68 (two bookings).
Booked: Godden 27, Hay 34, Culverhouse 47, Casper 56, Casper 68, Freedman 70.
Penalty: Awarded for Darius Kubicki’s foul on Wayne Allison.
Landmark: Dougie Freedman makes his Wolves debut and both Robin Hulbert and Alex Meechan makes their League debuts. Paul Simpson nets his first goal for Wolves.
Discipline: Steve Bull on appeal later had his sending-off overturned to a booking by the FA.
Position: 11th.