Chelsea's Terry: Sunderland hitman is best in Premier League
Kenwyne Jones is the biggest aerial threat in the Premier League, according to Chelsea skipper John Terry.
England star Terry – the Blues' match-winner at the Stadium of Light on Saturday – was full of praise for Sunderland striker Jones, who passed up two good goalscoring chances in the closing stages of the Wearsiders' 1-0 defeat.
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Jones, snapped up from Southampton for 6million in August tops Sunderland's goalscoring charts with five goals, but he has netted just once since October.
Terry, though, paid tribute to the Trinidad and Tobago star, saying: "Jones was fantastic against us and I have played against him twice now.
"He is a very good player, very hard-working and probably the best in the air in the entire Premier League. He really is that good.
"All the lads were talking about him afterwards in the dressing room, saying how well he did and how impressive he was.
"If Sunderland can stay up and keep hold of him, they have a fantastic chance of kicking on."
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