Tuesday 26 February 2002 at Molineux (Att 27,043)
Wolves (0) 3 (Sturridge 54 75, Blake 77): Oakes, Muscat, Camara, Butler, Lescott, Newton (Miller 58), Rae (Andrews 79), Cameron, Kennedy, Sturridge, Blake; Subs Ndah, Pollet, Murray.
Walsall (0) 0: Walker, Shields, Aranalde, Holdsworth, Roper, Wrack, O’Connor (Bennett 83), Simpson (Byfield 73), Corica, Marcelo, Leitao (Barrass 52); Subs Harper, Biancalani.
Referee: Mr M Dean (The Wirral).
Sent-off: Holdsworth 49 (violent conduct).
Booked: Corica 48, Kennedy 63, Roper 56.
Radio: This match was covered live on the new Radio 5 Live ‘Digital’ station. It is the first First Division match to be covered.
Sadness: The day after this match infamous Spike Milligan died aged 83.
Position: 1st.