Arsenal's 3-0 win over Watford at the Emirates Stadium saw Cech reach another landmark as he saved a penalty for the first time in his Gunners career.
The 35-year-old denied Hornets captain Troy Deeney from 12 yards — five months after the same player had criticised Arsenal for their lack of 'cojones' following Watford's 2-1 victory over the Gunners earlier in the season.
Stopper Cech's landmark shutout came in a 3-0 victory over Watford at the Emirates Stadium
Cech said of his 200th clean sheet on Sky Sports: 'It's an unbelievable personal milestone, obviously.
'We took only 18 games to get nine clean sheets at the start of the season to reach the 199 and we had to wait 11 games, which is sometimes frustrating.
'But the most important thing is when the team wins.'
The clean sheet was Cech's 38th in the PL for Arsenal, with the vast majority having come during his time at Chelsea.
Former England goalkeeper David James, who retired in 2014, is second on the list of all-time PL shutouts with 169, while Mark Schwarzer is third on 151.
Joe Hart, on loan with West Ham, is the highest-placed keeper currently playing in England's top flight in 11th with 122 clean sheets.
Thirty-five-year-old Cech saved a penalty from Watford captain Troy Deeney during the match
Arsenal's win ended their run of four straight defeats in domestic competitions and Cech admitted it has been a tough recent period.
He added: 'When you are in the difficult moment and you have a run of results which go against you, you need to look at yourself and find the way out.
'It was not as easy as the score says because we scored those goals in the right moments.'
Cech told Sky Sports after the match: 'It's an unbelievable personal milestone, obviously'.
Source: Dailymail.co.uk
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