Leon Clake played the first 45 minutes in is attempts to regain fitness after a spell on the sidelines with a knee injury.
Man City: De Vlieger (Weaver 45), Warrender, Collins, D'Laryea, Sommell, Bischoff, Croft, Negouai, Macken (Miller 78), B. Wright-Phillips (Bermingham 67), Ireland. Subs not used: Richards, Bennett.
Wolves: Ikeme, Clyde (Little 45), Flynn, Clingan (Fitzpatrick 60), Lowe, Bjorklund, Cornes, O'Connor, Clarke, Ricketts, Mulligan (Stewart 64). Subs not used: Riley, Rafferty.
Table as at | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Manchester Utd Res | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 21 | 32 | 47 |
| 2 | Aston Villa Res | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 27 | 19 | 44 |
| 3 | Manchester City Res | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 42 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers Res | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 40 |
| 5 | Birmingham City Res | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 37 |
| 6 | Wolves Res | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | West Brom Res | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 29 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers Res | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 30 | -3 | 27 |
| 9 | Everton Res | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 25 |
| 10 | Newcastle Utd Res | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 24 |
| 11 | Liverpool Res | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 23 |
| 12 | Middlesborough Res | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Nott'm Forest Res | 20 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 18 |
| 14 | Leeds Utd Res | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 44 | -22 | 18 |
| 15 | Sunderland Res | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 14 |