I saw ‘excellent’ Chelsea star play his best game in a blue shirt against Bournemouth

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Chelsea left it late to beat Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday, scoring in the 86th minute to win the game 1-0.

It was Christopher Nkunku who managed to score the winning goal for Chelsea, so the forward will take the credit for the victory.

Jadon Sancho also deserves a lot of praise for his impact off the bench. The 24-year-old came on at half-time and was the man who set up Nkunku.

After the game, Sancho said it was amazing to make his Chelsea debut. The winger went on to win the Man of the Match award, but it could have easily gone to his teammate Robert Sanchez instead.

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Robert Sanchez’s best performance in a Chelsea shirt

Sanchez’s display against Bournemouth was probably his best one in a Chelsea shirt since arriving at Stamford Bridge last year.

The former Brighton & Hove Albion goalkeeper saved a penalty in the first half and stopped several shots throughout the game.

To be precise, according to Sofascore, he made seven saves in total, with five coming inside of the box.

Sanchez also prevented 2.48 goals, showing the difference he made on the night for Enzo Maresca‘s side.

Robert Sanchez justifying Enzo Maresca’s decision to make him Chelsea’s No.1

In the summer, Chelsea signed Filip Jorgensen from Villarreal. It was a transfer that may have had Sanchez feeling a bit worried.

However, last month, Maresca revealed that Sanchez was Chelsea’s No.1, and the 26-year-old is starting to pay back the faith his manager has shown in him following his display at the Vitality Stadium.

Sanchez has never been a terrible goalkeeper. BBC Sport pundit Karen Bardsley described his anticipation as “excellent” last year.

But at times, the Spaniard has been guilty of kicking the ball straight to the opposition and has not always looked comfortable in possession.

“He did look a little nervy,” Gary Neville said when discussing Sanchez’s performance against Manchester City in August.

Sanchez has really improved since then, though, and should remain Chelsea’s first-choice goalkeeper for the time being.