FA Cup 2016/17: Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Chelsea, 5 talking points

#4 Wolves impress although they did not get the desired result

George Saville (right) hits the post against Chelsea

Wolves may have eventually lost out to the Blues but they made it very hard for the visitors to gain a definite advantage in the game. Amongst all the eleven who started for the home side, George Saville and Danny Batth really stood out from the rest of the team.

Saville, a former Chelsea youth player, almost made his former team regret letting him go when he queued up a shot that bounced off the post as early as the fourth minute. Centre-backs Kortney Hause and Danny Batth put on a great display themselves as the duo negated the threat of Diego Costa. Keeping him constantly sandwiched between them, the striker hardly got any shots on target.

Batth’s contest with Costa was especially intriguing because of its physical nature and the 26-year-old should take pride in his performance even though the Brazilian did score eventually. Overall, the Wolves defended well and might have gotten more out of the game if they had been more clinical going forward.