That's your Lotti: Wolves 1 Chelsea 0

It was just one of those games that we seemed destined to win against Carlo Ancelotti and his struggling champions. Misplaced passes, wild shots and plenty of vented frustration were telling signs from the beginning.

However, it could have been a completely different story had Wayne Hennessey not produced a stunning save with his foot. Solomon Kalou's slow, trickling shot looked to be going in until Hennessey stuck out his right foot and Richard Stearman followed up with a clearance. The return of the Hennessey is proving to be a good choice by McCarthy, with the young Welshman keeping his third clean sheet in seven games.

Moving slightly forward, I thought the defence were outstanding. Ronald Zubar's first half performance was the perfect antidote for an own goal and disappointing performance at West Ham. Solid defensively, and exciting when attacking. Who knew he possessed that power in his left foot, with the shot that forced the corner which we scored from? Richard Stearman and Christophe Berra shackled Didier Drogba all night, with the Ivorian only once going close when he hit the post. The pair are forging some partnership.

The stand out defender and man of the match for me though was George Elokobi. After the West Ham, I was certain that we needed to invest in a left back but now I'm not so sure. Never did Big George look amatuerish, it was a cool and assured performance. If he can maintain some kind of consistency, then we won't be needing to replace him.

There were mixed performances in the midfield. Matty Jarvis had a quiet game, only bursting forward on a few occasions with decent effect but he did a good job supporting Ronald Zubar and stopping Ashley Cole. In the middle, I was surprised to see Dave Edwards paired with Kevin Foley. It seemed a little weak. Neither kept the ball well, Foley especially and they were carved open a couple of times but you can't ever fault them for effort and they did their off the ball jobs efficiently. Stephen Hunt was well, Stephen Hunt. Is their a more annoying little footballer? He gets soft freekicks, pulls shirts and withholds the ball from the team when it's theirs but he is ours. This was his best performance in a Wolves shirt, full of industry and quality on the ball. He's a valuable player, and he's going to get better and better.

We finally got to see what a Doyle-Fletcher partnership might be like, and it was promising. Neither looked competely fit, the work was there to see and we did see some good bits of link up play. We will surely get to see more of them together now.

Hennessey - 8

Zubar - 8
Stearman - 7
Berra - 7
Elokobi - 8

Jarvis - 7
Foley - 7
Edwards - 7
Hunt - 8

Fletcher - 7
Doyle - 7

Although it wasn't a great game, there were some memorable moments I will remember for a while to time.

• After John Terry picked up the ball and it put it down for Hennessey at a goal kick, Wayne just picked it up and took it over to the other side. 

• Ashley Cole trying the Gary Neville trick of stealing ten or more yards at a throw in. He failed and we were given a throw in right near their end. It also wasted at least a minute. 

•  Free kick in the final seconds to Chelsea. Up steps none other than freekick master Dider Drogba. Shoots weakly into the bottom of the wall.

When we have and stick to a game plan, we are always in a game. Even against the top sides, who we face next after the cup this weekend. Rest the lot I say!