Mick hails his super winger

Mick McCarthy praised Wolves winger Matt Jarvis for "an outstanding season" after his man of the match performance at Burnley.

Jarvis ended Wolves' 359-minute goal drought by scoring a tenacious 26^th minute opener and started the move that led to their second that came off Clarets defender Clarke Carlisle in arguably one of the winger's best games for the club.

The goal was Jarvis's third of the season – all have come in 10 games in 2010 - and McCarthy is hoping the 23-year-old is adding goals at just the right time.

"Jarvis really has had an outstanding season," said the boss.

"He's getting better and it's great for him to get goals and he could have had more already.

"He's getting them at the right time if he starts now!

"We're all learning but I'd like to think all the players are getting better and he's learning in a really difficult environment.

"You can bemoan bad luck on the one hand because the ball bounced up and the defender couldn't get a decent head on it, or you can congratulate Jarvis for anticipating it and still having the wherewithal to nick it around the keeper and score.

"I prefer that one!

"There might have been a bit of fortune in there but there was some good football as well."

McCarthy believes Wolves deserved their second 'double' of the season.

"Burnley is always a difficult place to go and we got slapped there last year and didn't perform at all," he said.

"But that was a good performance by us on Saturday and overall I think we were worthy winners.

"I was really pleased with the overall performance.

"The lads have been great and deserved that.

"I thought in the main we controlled the first half and got the goal which gave us a bit of a cushion.

"We then started the second half terrifically well and they had to throw men forward and take chances to force the issue and they got a goal back.

"So then we had to defend stoutly and manfully and we did.

"The defence was terrific in the last 20 minutes when they asked a few questions of us.

"All round we showed a lot of good characteristics in that performance – some good play and plenty of determination and character.

"It was about huge amounts of desire and character and all those horrible, professional words we all use.

"But without them you don't win football matches."

McCarthy believes his side finally earned their own luck after failing to get the rub of the green in recent games.

"I kept saying our luck would turn if we kept playing well," he said.

"We got it with that deflection (from Guedioura's shot).

"I've never bemoaned my bad luck but said we would get some good if we kept playing well.

"It was a golfer who said the harder you work, the luckier you get.

"We've been playing well and I'd said if we keep playing that way our luck would change.

"I knew we'd get a slice of good fortune from playing well.

"Does it help? Well, good luck is better than bad luck, that's for sure.

"Adlene's been threatening that for a while – I said I thought he'd got a goal in him and he does shoot on sight.

"It was really great for him."

Burnley boss Brian Laws said: "It was devastating because we've got to rely on pick up points particularly from teams around us.

"But you can't predict results and certainly you couldn't predict the first goal we gave away."