Saturday 5 November 1988 at Molineux (Att 10,432)

Wolves (2) 3 (Streete 15, Downing 20, Bull 69): Kendall, Bellamy, Venus, Streete (Bennett 80), Robertson (Gallagher 86), Robinson, Thompson, Downing, Bull, Mutch, Dennison.
Southend United (0) 0: Sansome, Johnson, Martin, Westley, Brush (Hall 65), Clarke, Matthews (McDonough 58), Crown, Robinson, Ling.

Referee: Mr A Buksh (London).
Booked: Westley 42, Mutch 77.
Landmark: Mike Bennett makes his League debut.
Position: 1st.