Enzo Maresca confirms Filip Jorgensen is now Chelsea's No. 1 goalkeeper as blundering Robert Sanchez needs ‘time to recover mentally and physically’

Sanchez has been guilty of some high-profile mistakes this season for Chelsea and now faces a real battle for minutes at Stamford Bridge. The Spanish goalkeeper has been at fault for a number of goals throughout the campaign which have left Chelsea fans furious as he has been the reason for numerous dropped points.

Chelsea signed Jorgensen in the summer but kept Sanchez as their starting keeper, however, the 22-year-old made a start for the Blues in their 2-1 Premier League win against West Ham and Maresca has now announced that Jorgensen will serve as their starter ahead of Sanchez in the Premier League. The Italian added that Sanchez needs time to recover both 'mentally and physically'.

Speaking to the media, Maresca said: "I said that the Filip solution was also to give Robert some time to recover mentally and physically. But the idea is not to game by game change the keeper. In the last Premier League game, we had Filip and in the FA Cup, it was Robert. Our keeper at the moment is Filip.

“I spoke with Robert a few days before West Ham where I took the decision to play Filip. I never spoke again with Robert. Filip, exactly the same. They know the situation. This is the situation now and then we will see.”

The Blues head to Amex Stadium yet again as they look to avenge their FA Cup loss to Brighton earlier this week. The two sides will face off on Friday, February 14.