Saturday 25 December 1948 at Molineux (Att 39,640)

Wolves (3) 4 (Pye**, Smyth**): Williams, Kelly, Pritchard, W Crook, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Dunn, Pye, Smyth, Mullen.
Aston Villa (0) 0: Rutherford, J Martin, Cummings, Powell, F Moss, Parkes, Edwards, Goffin, Ford, Lowe, L Smith.

Referee: Mr S Roberts (Wallasey).
Landmark: Both Bert Williams and Johnny Hancocks makes their 100th League appearance for Wolves.
Newspaper: Most reports have Jesse Pye netting a hat-trick.
Position: 8th.