Chelsea secured a comfortable 3-1 victory in the West Midlands, as **England**international Cole Palmer played a key role in gaining the three points for his side.
**Wolverhampton Wanderers,**despite being bottom of the league, started the game well but then conceded two needless penalties for fouls on Joao Pedro, and Palmer converted both.
He then added a third goal after a good bit of build-up play from Liam Rosenior's side and Marc Cucurella pulled the ball back for Palmer to score from the middle of the box.
At half time, it was 3-0 and looked to be game over.
Tolu Arokodare pulled one back for the home side after some poor defending from a corner.
There was to be no clean sheet but it was a convincing win nonetheless and a case of job done for Rosenior's side.
Here are four takeaways from the game:
Liam Rosenior has had to carefully manage the minutes of some of his key players in recent weeks due to injuries and players not being fully fit.
Palmer has been one of those who has been in and out of the side.
He has missed a lot of this season due to injury but, as a result of the FIFA ClubWorld Cup**** last summer, has played a lot of football in the past year and has maybe been feeling the impact of that.
However, he started the match against Wolves and was able to make a significant impact. He scored from the spot twice and confidently dispatched the penalties, as well as being in the right place to score the third.
He celebrated with his team-mates and the travelling fans.
Palmer will be hoping that he can stay fit between now and the end of the season, making an impact for his club and putting him in contention for a World Cup squad place in the summer.
The new manager becomes the first English manager since Craig Shakespeare at Leicester City in 2017 to win his first four games in charge.
Some may have expressed doubts over the former Hull City manager when he was given the job but he has the Blues playing well and looking strong.
Due to European competitions and the club's participation in the EFL Cup semi-finals, there have been a lot of games recently and limited time for the new manager to work with his players on the training ground but the players appear to be playing with smiles on their faces.
They would have been expected to beat **Rob Edwards'**side but you can only beat the team in front of you and Chelsea did just that.
Was the game managed well?
A lot is said about game management but, for the most part, Chelsea managed their lead well at Molineux.
There will likely be a frustration that they could not keep the clean sheet.
However, a 3-0 lead at half time can often sometimes still be a difficult scoreline. It may be expected that the team would continue to score in the second half but there can also be a feeling that the job is done.
Wolves were also not going to be as bad in the second half as they were playing for pride. The early goal in the half also gave them confidence and there was a short spell after this where they were creating chances. Had they scored again it would have made the Chelsea fans feel a bit nervous.
However, Rosenior's side managed the storm and in the end it was them who had the best chances and could have added to their lead.
It remains tight between **Liverpool,**the Blues and Manchester United in the battle to secure qualification for Europe's top competition next year.
Chelsea will feel confident that they can qualify. They have some tough fixtures coming up in March when they play some of the teams around them.
In their next two league games though they host Leeds United and Burnley so as a side that have won their last four Premier League games, they will likely come into these fixtures feeling optimistic.