Chelsea revives Champions League hopes with win

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Chelsea defeated 10-man Stoke City 1-0 in the Premier League football.

11 March,2012 04:13 am

Chelsea boosted its hopes of securing Champions League football for next season by beating 10-man Stoke 1-0 on Saturday while Queens Park Rangers controversial 2-1 loss to relegation rival Bolton reignited the debate over goal-line technology.Didier Drogbas 68th-minute goal his 100th in the Premier League rescued the win for Chelsea in its first league game since firing manager Andre Villas-Boas, drawing the team level on points with fourth-place Arsenal.Liverpool lost 1-0 at Sunderland thanks to Nicklas Bendtners 56th-minute goal to leave the League Cup winners 10 points off Chelsea and Arsenal, which hosts Newcastle on Monday. Third-place Tottenham played Everton later Saturday.Boltons victory over QPR, which lifted the winners out of the relegation zone, was tinged with controversy as officials failed to spot Clint Hills header clearly crossing the line for the visitors when the score was 0-0.Bolton then grabbed a 85th-minute winner through Ivan Klasnic to pile on the misery for Mark Hughes side, which dropped into the bottom three and is without a win since January.Obviously, from our point of view, to have that clear goal chalked off was a significant moment, Hughes said. Dont underestimate the significance of scoring first.Wolverhampton Wanderers stayed in the drop zone after losing 2-0 at home to relegation rival Blackburn, with Canadian forward Junior Hoilett scoring both goals.Fulhams march up the table was halted by a 1-0 loss at Aston Villa, with Andreas Weimann grabbing a last-minute goal.