Drogba joins century club as Blues stay in hunt for top-four spot

Didier Drogba is the embodiment of Chelsea — in both negative and positive ways.

The striker’s 100th Premier League goal was the decisive one in a scrappy game as Chelsea beat a stubborn Stoke side to give themselves real hope of catching Arsenal and Tottenham to secure third place in the Premier League.

It also gave Roberto Di Matteo his second straight victory — and first in the league — after taking over from the sacked Andre Villas-Boas last week, and offered some optimism that the Blues can overturn a 3-1 deficit against Napoli on Wednesday and continue in the Champions League.