Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez has been dropped from the starting XI for their Premier League clash against West Ham on Monday.
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Sanchez dropped from starting XIHas been criticised for mistakesJorgensen makes third league startFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
For just the third time in the league this season, the goalkeeper has been dropped to the bench as coach Enzo Maresca, allowing Filip Jorgensen to make just his third appearance in the top-flight since he joined from Villarreal last summer.
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Maresca's decision comes in the wake of Sanchez's costly error in their recent 3-1 defeat against Manchester City at the end of January, which occurred just days after another blunder against Wolves.
WHAT MARESCA SAID
Maresca has explained the decision to drop Sanchez, telling : "It's always a hard decision to leave out players, especially in this case the keeper, it is not an easy one but I assessed it during the week. The good thing is that we have two good keepers so we make the decision to change and we are happy with that."
Asked about Sanchez's reaction, Maresca said: "I spoke with him a few days ago, he's now also tried to help Filip so everything is fine."
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The Blues have won just one of their last seven matches in the Premier League to fall down to sixth in the table and will hope Jorgensen's presence helps ensure they will be back to winning ways by the end of the West Ham clash.