Michael Essien has been in a class of his own today. He's controlled the midfield, kept possession, won the ball back and looked threatening every time he's come forward.

Gael Kakuta shows the venom in his left-foot as he bends a powerful effort from range towards the far corner but it sails narrowly wide of the mark.

A cheer comes from the stands as the fans hear the news that Sunderland have taken the lead against Arsenal. Jarvis makes a great run down the left hand side and races into the box before pulling it back across goal but Terry is there to turn it away

Wolves are chasing shadows. This looks like a championship winning team to me. Essien finds Kalou as Chelsea attack at pace and he looks to go alone and shoot but he fires wide.

John Obi Mikel shifts the ball into the path of Essien who again looks to shoot but his effort goes millimetres wide of the post with Hennessey well beaten.

Michael Essien almost bags a hat-trick! The Ghanaen fires a ferocious drive from forty yards that forces Hennessey into a spectacular save to turn the ball onto the crossbar before Halford hacks it clear.

Gael Kakuta shows some quality as he steps away from his marker and pulls the trigger from a tight angle but fires it into the side netting. That certainly excited the fans.

As we move past the hour mark, it's party time here at Stamford Bridge. Joe Cole links up with Ashley Cole forward from full-back but he loses possession as he tries to craft a shooting position.

Malouda plays a dipping cross into the box from the left and finds Alex, bursting onto it, but his header is straight at Hennessey and he makes the save.

Anelka plays a sensational pass to find Malouda in behind but he slips as he looks to shoot and that allows Halford the time to get back in and make the challenge. What a pass from Anelka, some thirty yards with sniper like precision.

John Terry surges forward from centre back and slides the ball into Belletti who breaks through one-on-one with Hennessey but the keeper does well to force him wide and the chance goes begging.

Chelsea are coasting towards half-time. Wolves have moved back to a four-four-two and have improved in the last few minutes. Jarvis breaks into the box but opts to pass and loses possession, perhaps he should have shot.

Jarvis beats Belletti and crosses deep to the back post and finds Ebanks-Blake who heads it towards goal but Petr Cech makes a stunning save to deny the striker.

David Edwards finds space down the right hand side and crosses towards the penalty spot but Chelsea skipper John Terry is there to chest the ball away from danger and Joe Cole brings it forward to launch another Chelsea attack.

The first move Wolves have managed to put together ends in Jarvis crossing from the left towards Stearman but he cannot make contact and the chance goes begging.

Wolves conced a free-kick in a dangerous position. There are a host fo Chelsea players stood over it and a number could test the keeper - Alex drives for goal but the wall does it's job!

A sniff for Wolves. Jarvis flicks a long ball into the path of Halford who drives it well over the ball on the half-volley from inside the box.

Exhibition stuff from the league leaders, Wolves have a long day ahead of them and you get the feeling they know it!

Karl Henry makes a great block as Essien looks to shoot from the edge of the box after being picked out by a Joe Cole cut-back.

Wolves are being dominated! Essien picks the ball up in the middle of the park and plays a thrity yard, inch-perfect pass to Kalou who works half-a-yard to shoot and forces a save from Hennessey.

Again Chelsea come forward. Belletti comes forward from fullback and again links up with Anelka, Belletti crosses to the near post but it just evades the oncoming Joe Cole and the ball travels across the box.

Kalou slips the ball into Anelka who peeled away from his man into the right hand channel and the Frenchman tries to send it back across goal but Hennessey gathers at the near post.

Joe Cole linking up with Malouda on the left hand side and Cole tries to find Anelka in the box with a clever flick but this time it doesn't come off and the balls goes behind for a goal-kick.