Shoulders slumped at Kensington Dragons after they surrendered two vital points at the weekend in their bid to win the Middlesex Premier League.
However, they perked up again when they learned nearest challengers Sporting Hackney and Cricklewood Wanderers both lost.
George Mariner and Pav Banghoo hauled Dragons back from a lack-lustre 2-0 down.
And it looks as if the league might have a decisive say in the title race as GWL sport understands the nearest thing to a pools panel is set to decide postponed matches that fell foul of the winter including three Hackney games.
Sloane are all but out of their misery after a 6-2 home defeat by Interwood.
The basement boys need wins all the way in the last four as well as overhauling a minus 20-goal difference to escape the drop.
Reece Crisp and Marc Wheeler lit a glimmer of hope to pull the score back to 4-2, but two fabulous Interwood hits, and the Chelsea boys were back to black.
Pearscroft United march imperiously on to their first championship in Middlesex Division One East after a 3-1 away win at AFC Wembley. Strikes from Stevie Chute, Ryan McDowell and Darren Paul took care of business, with Paul having recovered from a nasty head wound that caused an abandoned match last month.
Paddington Elite came off worse in a five-goal thriller with derby rivals AFC Hillgate in Division Two.
Anthony Emeh notched his 27th of the season, and Anton Auguste hit double figures, but three from their North Kensington neighbours kept up their tilt for the title.
