Chelsea clip Spurs

LONDON (AP):Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou scored in the 89th minute yesterday to give his team a 2-1 win over Tottenham that keeps alive their hopes of retaining the Premier League title.

Spurs led through Sandro's 19th-minute shot from long range, but Frank Lampard equalised in the final minute of the first half after Heurelho Gomes spilled his shot.

The referee gave the goal even though replays showed the recovering goalkeeper just prevented the whole ball crossing the line and Kalou scored the winner from what appeared to be an offside position, stabbing in Didier Drogba's deflected shot.

The win keeps up the pressure on Manchester United, who will seek to extend their three-point advantage over Chelsea when they visit Arsenal today.

Man U in the driver's seat

"They're in the driving seat and it's theirs to lose, but if they do slip up we're in a position now where we'll have a real go to try and do it," Lampard said. "We've kept ourselves alive today and we can sit back and watch and hope tomorrow."

Chelsea have just three games remaining to United's four, but one of those is the meeting between the teams at Old Trafford next weekend.

Tottenham still have not won at Stamford Bridge since 1990 and are now unlikely to qualify for the Champions League. Manager Harry Redknapp's side is four points behind Manchester City, who occupy the fourth and final Champions League spot having played one game fewer.