Chelsea strike back for victory

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Rory Delap put struggling Stoke in front with a 59th minute goal but Belletti, on for Jose Bosingwa, headed a dramatic equaliser with three minutes remaining.

Then in second-half stoppage time Lampard slammed the ball home from 20 yards for a sensational finish.

The victory keeps Chelsea in the title hunt and will take some of the heat off their Brazilian coach.

Scolari's plight has not been helped by the loss of England midfielder Joe Cole with a knee injury for the rest of the season and John Terry's back problem in the pre-match warm-up meant he was unable to play.

But Scolari's public feud with Ivorian striker Didier Drogba appears to have backfired on him as he would have provided just the kind of cutting edge lacked by the Blues.

Stoke stunned Chelsea with an opening goal in the 59th minute. James Beattie superbly chested the ball down and fed the onrushing Delap, who ran into the penalty area and held off the challenge of Alex before calmly slotting the ball over Petr Cech.

With an embarrassing defeat on the cards, Chelsea produced the great escape.

First a cross from Salomon Kalou was headed back into the six-yard box by Franco Di Santo and Belletti converted from close range.

Then in stoppage time, Lampard seized his chance to send a 20-yard shot beyond Sorensen for the winner.