Villa record successive wins for the first time this season and now have three wins in their last five games as Dai Astley and Eric Houghton hit a brace apiece but the game is notable for the thuggery of the Portsmouth team and the failure of referee Jewell to sanction the behaviour. Villa though have the last laugh as a brace of penalties, both for violent play offences, win the game after Portsmouth had cancelled out Villa's quick start.

Villa win successive games for the first time this season as their initial form of 1936 bears no resemblance to the torrid 1935 with three wins in five to make it seven wins, four draws and fourteen defeats in twenty five games under Jimmy McMullan.