Chelsea captain John Terry is convinced the Premier League is more intense than ever before.

Terry believes English football is currently enjoying a purple patch where anyone can get a result against any other team.

The 36-year-old defender said: “As you see when we went away to Burnley last week, everyone expected us to pick up three points.

“This year, especially in the Premier League, everyone is beating everyone.

“It is not like five or 10 years ago when you could look at a fixture and think we can go there and pick up three points and move on to the next match.

“Everyone is set up really well and the quality of players has increased over the years as well.

“It is a long, long way to go but the most important thing this weekend is we are in the hat for the FA Cup draw."