JOIN USNewcastle United's Papiss Cisse has gatecrashed the Premier League in spectacular style and his second strike in Wednesday's win at Chelsea could sneak in as a goal of the season contender, especially given its potential importance.
Emmanuel Adebayor's double helped Tottenham Hotspur win 4-1 at Bolton Wanderers while Newcastle humbled Chelsea 2-0 away. Both the winners moved a point behind third-placed Arsenal with two games left as the race for the Champions League hotted up.
A stunning Luka Modric strike set Tottenham on their way to victory at Bolton.
Prolific Senegal striker Cisse just about bettered Modric with two wonderful goals at Stamford Bridge, his 12th and 13th in the league since joining in the January transfer window.
Stoke City's Peter Crouch and Luis Suarez for Liverpool have both netted jaw-dropping Premier League goals this term but Cisse's strike sits with the best of them.
Fourth-placed Spurs are on 65 points, ahead of Newcastle on goal difference. Champions League finalists Chelsea, who face Liverpool in the FA Cup final on Saturday, remain sixth on 61.
Title rivals Manchester City and Manchester United will take the first two European spots but it is no longer guaranteed the fourth-placed team will reach the Champions League playoffs.
If Chelsea beat Bayern Munich in the Champions League final this month and finish outside the top four, they will take the last qualifying spot.
Spurs added to Bolton's relegation worries with defeat keeping Owen Coyle's side in the drop zone. The Londoners went ahead on 37 minutes through Croatian Modric. Bolton equalised six minutes after the break, Nigel Reo-Coker supplying a crisp finish but Spurs were soon back in front through Rafael van der Vaart to score.
Adebayor then scored twice to complete the rout.
Chelsea came quickly back down to earth after hammering Queens Park Rangers 6-1 last weekend. Cisse scored with a powerful volley from edge of the box after 19 minutes and then sealed the points in stoppage time with the sweetest of strikes — a swerving half-volley.