John Terry and Didier Drogba EPA

CARLO ANCELOTTI saw his Chelsea side stretch their 100 per cent record to five matches thanks to a goal in stoppage time against Stoke City.

The Blues were rattled early in the first half when Stoke’s Abdoulaye Faye powered home a header after 32 minutes.

However, Chelsea kept plugging away and got their rewards when Didier Drogba smashed home a pass from Frank Lampard on the stroke of half time.

Stoke lost two players in the first half with James Beattie and then Thomas Sorensen going off injured, but they refused to cave in.

But Chelsea kept pounding away at Stoke and got their reward at injury time thanks to Florent Malouda, who finished well following a knock back from Nicolas Anelka.

The start of the encounter had been a surprise for the Blues, and they got a taste of what was to come after two minutes when Ashley Cole lost possession after being harried by Dave Kitson.

The striker raced on, but his cross was poor and Jose Bosingwa was able to clear with ease.

Chelsea responded and Didier Drogba tested Sorensen from distance after the ball had been played back to him by Salomon Kalou.

Beattie should have put Stoke ahead in the ninth minute, but scuffed a shot wide when clear on goal.

In the process, he suffered a recurrence of his knee injury and was stretchered off in considerable discomfort. He was replaced by Ricardo Fuller in the 11th minute.

Chelsea carved out another chance in the 23rd minute when Bosingwa surged forward, only to be blocked by Dean Whitehead.

Stoke made the breakthrough after the half-hour mark when Glenn Whelan swung in a cross from the right, allowing Faye to thunder home his header beyond a stranded Petr Cech.

Stoke lost their second player of the half with Sorensen coming off in the 41st minute after appearing to pull a muscle and was replaced by Steve Simonsen.

Eight minutes of added time were awarded and Drogba pulled Chelsea level with a shot into the corner after getting away from Faye following a superb through ball from Frank Lampard.

Chelsea almost took the lead a minute into the second half, but Drogba hit his effort high over the bar after Michael Ballack had nodded the ball on.

They were beginning to spray their passes about and asking questions of the home side.

Robert Huth almost scored against his old club in the 63rd minute, but sent his effort from inside the six-yard area over the top following another good corner from Whelan.

Ancelotti then brought on Anelka for Kalou a minute later in a bid to try and get the victory, not just one point.

Stoke were forced to back pedal in the 68th minute when Bosingwa raced to the edge of the area, only to drag his effort wide.

Chelsea stepped up the pace and Drogba thumped in a shot from an acute angle after 76 minutes, but Faye made a brave block.

Drogba then whipped in a free-kick from 25 yards, only for Simonsen to react well and turn his effort around the post.

It was all hands to the pump now for Stoke as the visitors went in search of fifth successive victory and they seemed to be holding out only for Malouda to have the last word.