Stoke City are still "in the fight" to avoid Premier League relegation after their hard-fought draw against Champions League semi-finalists Liverpool, says manager Paul Lambert.
The Potters are three points adrift of safety with just two games of the season remaining and could fall further behind when 17th-placed Swansea take on Chelsea at 17:30 BST.
While winless in 12 league games, Stoke secured their third straight draw at Anfield and face relegation rivals Crystal Palace and Swansea in their final two matches.
"All I wanted was to go into the last few games with a chance of staying up," said Lambert according to BBC.
"Hopefully results will go our way. This is not for the faint-hearted. We are in a fight. I will take the fight for anything, and so will the lads."
Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah missed the chance to break the record for most goals in a 38-game Premier League season when he clipped wide after being sent clear on goal after five minutes.
That let-off focused the visitors, who could have won the game late on but Ryan Shawcross poked narrowly wide moments after Liverpool had a penalty appeal for handball against Erik Pieters turned down.
"We deserved it - we came with a good gameplan and played a really good game; the commitment, throwing bodies into challenges, and we might have sneaked it," said Lambert, who replaced Mark Hughes in January.
"If we had played like that from the start of the season, I would not be here and they would be cruising in the league."
