Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has warned rivals Manchester United and Arsenal that one more slip-up will end their Premier League challenge.
Cech was between the sticks as the Blues extended their lead atop the table to four points on Tuesday after a 1-0 win against Bolton Wanderers, and with Arsenal in action against arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night, the Blues stopper believes another defeat will cost the Gunners dear.
"Arsenal have a big game tonight against Spurs because they're the furthest away and if they don't win, the gap will open," Cech told the Evening Standard.
"They know they're under pressure. Then at the weekend there is the Manchester derby and we play a London derby at Tottenham. It can be a decisive week.
"It can change the position in the Premier League a lot if we manage to win our game and the others lose theirs. It could also go the other way and change everything for the last three games.
"But beating Bolton was a massive step forward. We can play good football and score goals but when a game isn't going our way and we have to fight and dig deep, we can do that. We showed it against Bolton."
With Carlo Ancelotti's side visiting White Hart Lane at the weekend, Cech is targeting a change in fortunes at a ground the club have had difficulties in recent times.
"I have been at Chelsea for six years and just kept my first clean sheet at home against Bolton, so now it's time for our record at White Hart Lane to change too," he said.
"Last season everything went wrong. There was a bomb alert, the game was delayed, we were kept waiting and then we started slow and lost 1-0.
"Even though we had chances, it was not our day. This time it's going to be different for us."
Cech was between the sticks as the Blues extended their lead atop the table to four points on Tuesday after a 1-0 win against Bolton Wanderers, and with Arsenal in action against arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night, the Blues stopper believes another defeat will cost the Gunners dear.
"Arsenal have a big game tonight against Spurs because they're the furthest away and if they don't win, the gap will open," Cech told the Evening Standard.
"They know they're under pressure. Then at the weekend there is the Manchester derby and we play a London derby at Tottenham. It can be a decisive week.
"It can change the position in the Premier League a lot if we manage to win our game and the others lose theirs. It could also go the other way and change everything for the last three games.
"But beating Bolton was a massive step forward. We can play good football and score goals but when a game isn't going our way and we have to fight and dig deep, we can do that. We showed it against Bolton."
With Carlo Ancelotti's side visiting White Hart Lane at the weekend, Cech is targeting a change in fortunes at a ground the club have had difficulties in recent times.
"I have been at Chelsea for six years and just kept my first clean sheet at home against Bolton, so now it's time for our record at White Hart Lane to change too," he said.
"Last season everything went wrong. There was a bomb alert, the game was delayed, we were kept waiting and then we started slow and lost 1-0.
"Even though we had chances, it was not our day. This time it's going to be different for us."
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