'Chelsea motivated to snatch Premier League top spot from Arsenal' - John Terry

 
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Tom Dutton15 December 2013

John Terry is determined to ensure Chelsea overturn Arsenal next week to occupy the Premier League top spot on Christmas Day.

The Blues travel to Emirates Stadium on December 23 knowing victory will see them leapfrog the league-leaders heading into Christmas.

And the 33-year-old believes the motivation is there to see his side claim three points against a tough Gunners outfit.

"We've got an opportunity to go away to Arsenal next week and go top of the league," Terry told Chelsea TV.

"They got a bit of a thumping, but they're a really good side and really good at home as well.

"It's going to be tough, but I think the motivation for us is to go there and beat them and go top of the league, which, just before Christmas, is a really good place to be."

While recognising there is still room for improvement, Terry expressed his pleasure at Chelsea's strong league position and tipped his side to push on and develop some consistency going into the second half of the campaign.

"We're clearly not firing on all cylinders at the moment," he said.

"I think we've got another gear to go, which is still encouraging, being the position we are at the minute.

"So we're not too disappointed, we just know as a group we can get better.

"It's not only us who have suffered defeats and draws against teams where you would expect us to win. Hopefully we can knock that out of our system sooner rather than later while other teams are still struggling.

"Manchester United are still struggling, Cardiff beat Man City, there's been all sorts of results that have been big upsets.

"It's important like (against Palace), even though you're grinding it out and it's difficult, you have to see those games out."

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