Chelsea keep title hopes alive with late winner

Didier Drogba kept Chelsea’s faint title hopes alive with a late winner against The Ivory Coast international pounced to convert a low cross from Jose Bosingwa to hand interim coach Guus Hiddink his fourth straight win as Chelsea boss.

Tue, 03 Mar, 2009 - 22:29

Didier Drogba kept Chelsea’s faint title hopes alive with a late winner against The Ivory Coast international pounced to convert a low cross from Jose Bosingwa to hand interim coach Guus Hiddink his fourth straight win as Chelsea boss.

It leaves them four points behind leaders Manchester United who still have two games in hand on the Blues.

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CourtsSoccerPremiershipPlace: Fratton ParkPlace: Czech RepublicPerson: Didier DrogbaPerson: Jose BosingwaPerson: Guus HiddinkPerson: Glen JohnsonPerson: Hermann HreidarssonPerson: DrogbaPerson: Ashley ColePerson: Frank LampardPerson: David JamesPerson: Florent MaloudaPerson: JamesPerson: MaloudaPerson: Sean DaviesPerson: Petr CechPerson: DavisPerson: John TerryPerson: Peter CrouchPerson: PompeyPerson: JohnsonPerson: LampardPerson: CechPerson: Michael BallackPerson: David NugentPerson: Ricardo QuaresmaPerson: Salomon KalouPerson: John Obi MikelPerson: Juliano BellettiPerson: BellettiPerson: QuaresmaPerson: Sol CampbellPerson: CampbellPerson: CrouchPerson: Niko KranjcarPerson: BosingwaOrganisation: ChelseaOrganisation: Ivory CoastOrganisation: Manchester UnitedOrganisation: Blues
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