Frank Lampard eased the pressure on Luiz Felipe Scolari after his late winner completed a dramatic comeback at Stamford Bridge.
An inspired display from Thomas Sorensen had kept Chelsea at bay, before Rory Delap grabbed an unlikely lead for Stoke.
But Juliano Belletti came off the bench to head a dramatic late leveller, before Lampard fired a deflected winner on 90 minutes.
Dimitar Berbatov fired Manchester United to the top of the Premier League.
The Bulgarian striker left it late before heading home in the final minute.
United now lead Liverpool by a point, with Rafa Benitez's side not playing until the Merseyside derby on Monday night.
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Super Sub scores again as Arsenal coast to victory.
Nicklas Bendtner and Samir Nasri struck late on as Arsenal got their top four mission back on track.
The Gunners were facing the prospect of a five-point gap between themselves and Aston Villa when Hull striker Daniel Cousin cancelled out Emanuel Adebayor's opener.
But French star Nasri slid the ball home on 81 minutes, before super sub Bendtner finished off a flowing move shortly after.
RVP was awarded the man of the match for a superb performance for all three assists !
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