Saturday 23 October 1948 at Molineux (Att 48,604)
Wolves (2) 3 (Wright 25, Hancocks 28, Ferrier 82og): Williams, Kelly, Pritchard, W Crook, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Forbes, Pye, Smyth, Mullen.
Portsmouth (0) 0: Butler, Rookes, Ferrier, Scoular, Flewin, Dickinson, Harris, Barlow, Reid, Phillips, Froggatt.
Referee: Mr A Blythe (Edmonton, London).
League: This was Portsmouth’s first away defeat of the season.
Position: 13th.