Charlton 1 Wolves 3

Wolves fans have become used to saluting the talents of Michael Kightly, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Co.After all, these are the players who terrorise the opposition and score the goals that keep Mick McCarthy's side riding high at the top of the Championship table.

But there may be two or three names which don't crop up as readily who supporters may start warming to if this scintillating start to the season carries on - and that's not including hero Sam Vokes.

Neill Collins, Stephen Ward and Karl Henry have found it harder than most to win over the Molineux faithful.

Indeed, the sometimes maligned trio have had to "cock a deaf 'un" at one time or another to sections of the Wolves masses.

If those fans had had their way and McCarthy had bowed to pressure from the minority, they wouldn't be in the team now.

But perhaps the manager deserves credit for his refusal to bow to the boo boys because his unshakeable faith in these players now appears to be gaining its rich reward.

On Saturday at Charlton, Collins and Henry could barely be split as man of the match contenders.

Dominated

In winning header after header and clearing his lines effectively, Collins produced arguably his best performance in a Wolves shirt.

Henry has improved significantly this season and on Saturday he dominated the midfield with Dave Jones.

Kightly might inject the tempo when Wolves are in possession, but Henry is the heartbeat of the team when they don't have the ball.

In the last two games especially, the captain has led the charge to shut down the opposition. But he has also improved his range of passing, and is now showing an ability to pick his team-mates out from distance, as well as the short balls.

And what of Ward? The play-anywhere Irishman is a manager's dream. Bought as a striker or left midfielder, he kept his place at left-back despite the arrival of three left-footed defenders since the previous game.

McCarthy was widely expected to introduce Matt Hill or George Friend, but Ward justified the manager's faith in him with another storming display.

The highlight of his considerable contribution was a tenacious cross from the byline volleyed home by Vokes to put Wolves ahead.

Vokes was signed for an initial £300,000, but if he keeps producing goals like he did on Saturday, then Wolves will be more than happy to hand over whatever add-ons were agreed with Bournemouth.

Vokes's double took his tally to three - the same as Chris Iwelumo, Kightly and Ebanks-Blake in the Championship, which isn't bad for an 18-year-old still to make his first League start for the club.

Nicky Bailey fired Charlton ahead with a rasping 30-yarder and the hosts hould have gone 2-0 down only for the unmarked Varney to miss from point-blank range.

Ebanks-Blake levelled from the spot when Bailey caught Keogh late - and Wolves never looked back afterwards.

Vokes finally put Wolves ahead on 80, guiding a classy volley across keeper Nicky Weaver from the tightest of angles before sealing victory seven minutes later.

Match facts:

Charlton: Weaver; Cranie, Fortune, Hudson, Youga; Sam (Basey 79), Bailey, Holland, Bouazza; A Gray (Dickson 79), Varney. Subs not used: Ambrose, Elliot, Primus.

Wolves: Hennessey; Foley, Collins, Stearman, S Ward; Kightly, Henry, Jones, Jarvis (Vokes 64); Keogh, Ebanks-Blake (Edwards 85). Subs not used: M Gray, Shackell, Ikeme.

Referee: Anthony Taylor (Greater Manchester)

Attendance: 21,547.