Petr Cech believes Chelsea will soon start to feel pressure from teams behind them on the table.

The Arsenal goalkeeper sees his former club sitting seven points above the rest of the pack but he suggests Antonio Conte's Blues will begin to feel the heat at the summit.

"We need to win these games as you can't let them have the advantage of making the gap bigger," he said in the wake of Saturday's 4-0 win at Swansea City.

"If everyone gets points Chelsea feels the pressure from behind.

"This is ­probably the better scenario for those of us who are chasing."