Chelsea

Ooooh, this was a bit special yesterday.

Fernando Torres claims he's not back to his best yet. So may whatever god opposing defences believe in help them when he's fully fit.

His second goal was one of the most sublime finishes I've ever seen. El Nino's precision curling shot was like threading a needle at the first attempt. True genius.

Easily our best result of the season so far, and yet Torres wasn't man of the match. That accolade, in my humble opinion, goes to Lucas Levia.

In much the same way the Skoda car was much derided until new management at Volkswagon turned the brand into a super-efficient motor, Lucas, under Hodgson's regime, has gone from zero to hero.

There were signs last season that the Brazilian was getting his game together, but yesterday he looked the finished article. Lucas thrives on doing all the dirty midfield jobs no one else wants, or has the balls to do. Single-handedly he nullified an expensive and creative Chelsea midfield trio to doing pretty much nothing. By being a pest - throwing a tackle, a leg, a body in the way of anything Chelsea threw at us - he gave the likes of Gerrard, Maxi, Merelies and particularly Kuyt so much time and space to express themselves.

This is a step forward for the team, nothing more. I still think Hodgson's too cautious for his own good, but when we're getting results like this I'll happily admit my erroneous judgment!!