John Terry admitted Chelsea were a long way from their best tonight but was happy to come away with the three points from a 1-0 win over Bolton.
Carlo Ancelotti's side moved four points clear at the top with four games left to go as Nicolas Anelka's goal late in the first half was enough to defeat the Wanderers.
It was not a convincing performance from the Blues, but Terry is more worried about results rather than performances.
"It certainly wasn't easy out there with Kevin Davies up front and Jack Wilshere playing off him, they caused us problems all night, but we stuck in there and ground it out," he told ESPN.
"We've done what we had to do. Bolton came here to win the game, they were pressing, playing man to man and made it difficult, but we've handled it well.
"We were probably a bit below our tempo, taking too many touches, but Didier (Drogba) pulled left, I'm screaming at him to get in the box, but he puts in a great cross and Nico's got a great header to score against his old club."
Chelsea, however, were lucky, that two apparent handballs - one by Terry and another by Drogba - were not spotted by the officials as Bolton could have had a pair of penalties.
Terry insisted the ball hit his shoulder, but in saying that teams do not always get the decisions they deserve, perhaps admitted Bolton were unlucky.
"I said after the Villa game, you play 40-odd games, you are going to get some penalties and not get others," he said.
"The ball came off here," he added, pointing to his chest. "It certainly felt like my chest."
However, Bolton boss Owen Coyle did not agree.
"They weren't claims for a penalty," he said. "They were stonewall penalties. I knew it at the time.
"Didier Drogba is a world-class player, but looking at this replay he could be a world class volleyball player. We're fighting for our lives to try and stay in the division.
"I've asked the linesman about it after the game but he's said it hit his shoulder. He needs to take another look at that.
"It's the same story, we've been to big places before and things don't go your way.
"It's not about luck, we're not asking for anything we're not due."
However, Coyle was pleased with the effort shown by his team.
"I thought we offered an awful lot to the game, and I'm bitterly disappointed to leave with no points. I thought the lads did fantastic, we had a great shape to us, and I thought they were outstanding for the duration of the match.
"The lads deserve more than they got tonight, that's for sure.
"What we do know is that if we go and replicate that performance in our last four games it will result in points."
For Chelsea, a few more points could seal the title.
Next up is a trip to Champions League-chasing Tottenham, while title rivals Manchester United are at local rivals City, who currently have the fourth spot Spurs covet.
"We've all got a difficult weekend," Terry added. "It's a local derby for us. We are four points ahead and we want to kick on and make that more."
