Saturday 25 August 2001 at Molineux (Att 20,257)

Wolves (1) 1 (Vega 8og): Oakes, Muscat, Naylor, Butler, Lescott, Newton, Dinning, Robinson (Cameron 81), Kennedy (Sinton 90), Roussel, Proudlock (Ketsbaia 90); Subs Beresford, Pollet.
Watford (0) 0: Baardsen, Galli, Cox, Vega, Nielsen, Hughes (Panayi 59), Vernazza, Hyde (Noel-Williams 75), Wooter, Smith, Gayle; Subs Chamberlain, Ward, Foley.

Referee: Mr R Furnandiz (Doncaster).
Sent-off: Vernazza 88 (foul).
Booked: Hughes 30, Wooter 42, Panayi 74.
Landmark: Colin Cameron makes his Wolves debut following his transfer from Hearts of Midlothian.
Position: 5th.