Gary Cahill believes Chelsea are showing the character required to pull off a second successive away victory at Stoke City on Saturday and increase the pressure on English Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Jose Mourinho's side came from behind at Sunderland on Wednesday for a 4-3 victory that kept them in second place, four points behind London rivals Arsenal.
With Arsene Wenger's side due to face in-form Everton at home 24 hours after Chelsea visit the Britannia Stadium, the clash with Stoke presents an opportunity for the Blues to close the gap, however temporarily.
And after struggling on the road at times this season, centre-back Cahill believes his side are showing the resilience to record the away victories that could determine the destiny of the title.
"It's something that we have spoken about before and it's something that we have looked to address," said the England defender.
"Our home form has been so good and, if we can do the same away as we have done at home, then it will be great.
"We went behind against Sunderland early on and it's not ideal but, again, we showed character. It was a tough game, especially after (playing Southampton on) Sunday, but it's all about trying to win games and we did that in the end, so we're pleased."
Cahill knows the battle to be champions could go all the way this season and he believes the title-winning experience of manager Jose Mourinho and senior players including Frank Lampard, John Terry and Petr Cech will be invaluable to Chelsea.
"It's very tight at the top. All we can do is keep trying to win.
"Jose's experience will definitely help us this season. I've won cup competitions but I've never won the league, and it's one of my goals that I'm aiming to achieve.
"We've got players that have won the league a few times. They've got a lot of experience to give the younger players like Eden Hazard, and we can all take confidence from them."
On paper, Chelsea should secure three points at Stoke but City midfielder Charlie Adam insists his side have the quality to upset Chelsea despite their miserable run of form.
