Filip Jorgensen was a signing for the longer term however now wants to hurry up his progress after Enzo Maresca dropped Robert Sanchez, writes KIERAN GILL

There are West Ham followers who fondly check with journeys to Stamford Bridge as ‘David Martin Day’ – a nod to the time in November 2019 when the son of Hammers legend Alvin changed the hapless Roberto in aim and secured a clear sheet on his Premier League debut in a 1-0 win.

Enzo Maresca was one in every of Manuel Pellegrini’s assistants that day, and the story goes he orchestrated that victory. 

He got here up with a recreation plan to cease Chelsea from taking part in by means of the center as he pushed them huge to the flanks and even took over coaching within the build-up.

Greater than 5 years on, this match introduced with it some symmetry as Maresca determined it was time for one more axing in aim. 

Out went Robert Sanchez after making one too many errors for his supervisor’s liking, and in got here the 22-year-old understudy Filip Jorgensen.

Sadly for Maresca, not like in 2019, the goalkeeping change didn’t ship the clear sheet he craved on this event. 

Robert Sanchez, in the meantime, was dropped to the bench for the match in opposition to West Ham

Jorgensen might do little about Jarrod Bowen’s well-taken opening aim for the Hammers

It was a case of latest goalkeeper and standard story for Chelsea with an avoidable opener conceded as they have been made to win the exhausting means.

Solely Aston Villa and Southampton have dedicated extra errors resulting in targets within the Premier League this season. 

It has develop into an issue for the Blues, and one which Maresca hoped is likely to be helped by eradicating Sanchez from the limelight after his high-profile mishaps.

Jarrod Bowen’s first-half strike shouldn’t go down as a black mark in opposition to Jorgensen, thoughts. It was Levi Colwill with the pitiful back-pass which left Bowen by means of one on one. 

A advantageous end adopted, into the nook and out of the goalkeeper’s attain. However nonetheless, Chelsea have been their very own worst enemy in that second, leaving themselves with a mountain to climb.

Jorgensen was a signing for the longer term as a £20.7million purchase from Villarreal on a seven-year contract however he might want to pace up his progress, now that Maresca believes it’s his flip.

The amount of the cheer from Chelsea’s supporters, when his title was introduced earlier than kick-off, advised you what Stamford Bridge thought. 

There have been additional hurrahs when he caught one lengthy ball after rising uninterested in seeing the odd spillage from Sanchez.

Sanchez was dropped after a string of high-profile errors akin to his positioning in opposition to Man Metropolis which led to this lob from Erling Haaland in final month’s 3-1 defeat on the Etihad Stadium

Solely Aston Villa and Southampton have dedicated extra errors resulting in targets within the Premier League this season than Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea facet who’ve moved as much as fourth place

Cole Palmer congratulates Filip Jorgensen after Chelsea safe a 2-1 victory over West Ham

For these followers, this swap was lengthy overdue. There was the odd scare from Jorgensen, like when he briefly fumbled Andy Irving’s cross, or when he performed a panicked cross straight to West Ham whereas being pressed, or when he practically gave Danny Ings an open aim from the half-way line.

Chelsea resisted buying round for a brand new goalkeeper within the January window, regardless of being linked with Borussia Dortmund’s Gregor Kobel. 

Membership insiders haven’t stood up that obvious curiosity. However this can be a place to observe for the following summer time.

The reality is, Sanchez isn’t elite sufficient to take Chelsea to the following stage, and it seems we are going to now get to see whether or not Jorgensen is as much as scratch, now that it’s his flip.