Love him or loathe him, what cannot be disputed is that John Terry is one of the finest centre-backs to have played in the Premier League.

Yet, while the Chelsea legend's ability to read the game sees him snuff out danger on an almost weekly basis, he has also proven himself to be a threat to the opposition up the other end of the pitch.

At the time of writing, the 34-year-old has scored 37 goals from open play, which makes him the highest-scoring defender in Premier League history. While David Unsworth found the net 38 times during his playing career, many of his were scored from the penalty spot.

It all started for Terry as far as Premier League goals were concerned 14 years ago today, when the Blues made the short trip across London to take on Arsenal at Highbury.

It was not the best of starts for Claudio Ranieri's visitors, though, as they found themselves 1-0 down in just the third minute.

Arsenal winger Robert Pires burst between Dennis Wise and Sam Dalla Bonna on the edge of the area, before he unleashed a curling effort that bent inside Carlo Cudicini's far post.

The Gunners appeared to take confidence from the Frenchman's strike, with Thierry Henry and Freddie Ljungberg both calling Cudicini into action as the half wore on.

Having seen his side struggle to gain a foothold on proceedings during the opening 45 minutes, Ranieri, who was notorious for tinkering with his selection, switched from a 3-5-2 to a 4-4-2 formation.

It was a decision that was rewarded in the 62nd minute as the away side drew themselves level, thanks in part to a misjudgement from home goalkeeper David Seaman.

The England number one failed to connect with Wise's corner, which left Terry with the simplest of headers to break his Premier League duck, although he had already scored in a FA Cup tie against Gillingham a year earlier.

Both sides had opportunities to claim all three points in the closing stages, but the clinical touch deserted them, meaning that Terry's effort from close range was decisive.

ARSENAL: Seaman; Dixon, Stepanovs, Keown, Silvinho; Pires, Vieira, Ljungberg, Parlour; Wiltord, Henry

CHELSEA: Cudicini; Leboeuf, Desailly, Terry; Harley, Wise, Poyet, Dalla Bona, Jokanovic; Hasselbaink, Gudjohnsen