Charlie Adam hit a wonder goal but it wasn't enough for Stoke City as they lost 2-1 at Chelsea.

Stoke midfielder Adam's 65-yard strike soared over Thibaut Courtois to cancel out Eden Hazard's penalty opener before Loic Remy struck the winner.

Jose Mourinho described Adam's effort as "probably the best goal of the season in the Premier League" and absolved Thibaut Courtois of blame.

"I didn't enjoy, but it's a goal every top player in the world would love to score," Mourinho said.

"It's a fantastic goal, but we made a mistake. It's a clear foul on Hazard, but we cannot stop waiting for the referee to give (it).

"He (Courtois) was in the correct position, (but) when you lose possession of the ball you have to immediately react and to adapt your position. The goalkeeper has to adapt his position, the players have to press the ball.

"Our reaction was to look for the referee and to wait for a foul."

Stoke boss Mark Hughes praised the audacity of Adam, but rued missing out on the Potters' first Stamford Bridge point in 21 years.

"It was an outrageous attempt and thankfully it's gone in," Hughes said.

"At the time I wasn't quite sure what he was attempting, but it became very clear.

"It was fantastic vision and technical ability to beat a goalkeeper of Courtois' quality from that distance."