Friday 26 December 1947 at Villa Park (Att 68,099)

Aston Villa (0) 1 (Edwards 53): Rutherford, Potts, Parkes, Dorsett, F Moss, E Lowe, Edwards, Evans, Martin, Brown, L Smith.
Wolves (1) 2 (Westcott 2, Hancocks 68): Williams, Kelly, McLean, Crook, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Pye, Westcott, Dunn, Mullen.

Referee: Mr J Parker (Macclesfield).
Order of Goals: W,a,W.
Injury: Villa goalkeeper Joe Rutherford dislocated his finger in the forty-second minute. He went onto the wing for the second half and was replaced in goal by Bob ‘Sailor’ Brown.
Landmark: Dennis Westcott scores his 100th League goal for Wolves.
Position: 5th.