Staying Cool At The Top

Mick McCarthy was quick to calm any talk of his Wolves side being top of the Premiership after a convincing 2-0 win at home to Fulham.

“Of course I'm delighted.” said the Wolves boss. “But we've only won two games. I know just how quickly this league can come back and bite you in the backside

“Suddenly you looking very very silly if you get carried away about it.”

McCarthy could be forgiven for being a little confident about his teams perfect start to the new season. However the Wolves boss didn't seem to care too much that his Wanderers were the first in 13 years to win their opening two games of the season.

“I couldn't tell you the ex-players or the teams. Its had no bearing on me at all”

Fulham and Wolves looked sloppy and a little wasteful in the opening half and hour but Wolves began to gain confidence in their play and take the challenge to the visitors.

“We grew into the game. I thought we were comfortable, I don't think either team did much to trouble.

“We got better and better.”

Fulham had had the best chance in the early going but Damien Duff couldn't convert with his right foot from close range.

With fifteen minutes remaining in the first half Wolves began press.

Kevin Doyle out muscled Brede Hangeland and rounded keeper Mark Schwarzer only to clip the ball, off balance, into the stand behind the Fulham goal.

Jamie O'Hara also tested the Fulham keeper with an effort from range, forcing a finger tip save from the Australian keeper.

Ten minutes later Wolves had their opener. Fulham failed to clear a Matt Jarvis cross from the edge of their six yard box. Doyle saw the opportunity and took it well firing the lose ball past Schwarzer into the roof of net.

Minutes later Wolves doubled their lead, Jarvis this time tucking a rebound into an empty net after Roger Johnson climbed above a flailing Schwarzer to head Stephen Hunt's cross against the foot of the post.

Fulham were out played for the majority of the match while Wolves went looking for a third early in the second half. Schwarzer was kept busy as he and his back four did their best to keep a rampant Wolves attack under wraps.

“I've really enjoyed watching my team play football against them today,” beamed McCarthy. “We gained this reputation last year for being a dirty team at Fulham by kicking them off the park which was so unjust, so wrong

“That incident last year really did us a disservice.”

“Lets be careful shall we.” said McCarthy in an attempt to calm the buzz around his sides perfect record.

“We've had two wins against Blackburn and Fulham

“I think that Fulham had a definite disadvantage playing Thursday night,”

“I'm happy with the 2-0.”