Will Kepa become Chelsea's No 1 under Graham Potter?

Kepa has earned the new manager’s praise after a brilliant display against Crystal Palace.

Graham Potter has insisted he’s in ‘no rush’ to decide on his starting goalkeeping choice at Chelsea.

Edouard Mendy has remained Chelsea’s No 1 since joining the club in September 2020. The Senegalese star missed his side’s first two games under Potter due to injury.

However, in his absence, Kepa Arrizabalaga has managed to show solid form between Chelsea’s posts. The Spaniard’s performance was crucial to his side’s comeback against Crystal Palace last weekend.

But Potter hints the tight schedule might enable both stars to play for Chelsea this season.

“If you look at what we’ve got over the next six weeks, it’s an incredible schedule, so I’m in no rush to name a number one or number two,” he said.

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“I thought Kepa did really well [against Crystal Palace]. He made a couple of big saves but also his distribution, in terms of his decision-making, was really strong.

“You need players to step up and perform and Kepa did that. I am really happy for him and he’s played a big part in helping us record a strong three points.”

“I want to get Edouard fit and ready to play and then we have two goalkeepers and in an ideal world, you let football decide. We’ve got two ones we trust and that’s a good situation for us.”