Lampard relieved to avoid red

Frank Lampard admitted he was lucky to still be on the pitch when he
scored Chelsea's late winner in their 2-1 success at Wolves.

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Midfielder
Lampard accepts he was fortunate not to be sent off for a sliding
challenge on Wolves winger Adam Hammill midway through the first half.
The 33-year-old escaped with a yellow card from referee Peter Walton -
one of five bookings in an eight minute spell - and then netted
Chelsea's winner with just two minutes remaining.

Lampard said:
"My heart was in my mouth over that challenge. I have to admit that.
There was no malice, and I honestly mean that, but I was late and I
might have been a bit lucky to stay on the pitch."

He added: "I
said straight away to Hammill that I was very sorry. I was just a bit
late on it. I was trying to get my foot in and I was maybe lucky but it
wasn't any conspiracy between the ref and us. There were a few things
that could have gone either way today."

Chelsea's players made a
point of celebrating with under-fire manager Andre Villas-Boas after
Ramires had netted their opening goal.

Reports emerged last month
that Villas-Boas had ordered his side to include the coaching staff in
their goal celebrations but the Portuguese said the reaction was more
spontaneous than that.

Villas-Boas said: "It's just part of them
showing the unity of the team and what the team have been doing. I think
after the recent happenings in the home fixtures, where we lost points,
it is normal for stories to come out, speculation about untrue things
going on.

"I didn't know the celebration was coming. If you like
to be speculative, that's your choice, but if you take that route,
you're not being correct."

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy was incensed
with his side's defending for the winning goal from after Stephen Ward
had equalised with six minutes remaining.

He said: "I had a proper
snarl at the players because that defending was not acceptable. It was
tough to take. I am livid we conceded a goal in that way. We should have
defended the situation. We worked hard to turn things around and when
you get back to 1-1, you have to make sure you hold onto what you have
got."