Robert Sanchez hasn’t solved Chelsea’s riddle… there’s only ONE other keeper more error-prone in Premier League
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IT IS HARD to know what is more worrying for Chelsea fans. That their error-prone keeper Robert Sanchez is fighting for his reputation having dropped another clanger at a key moment. Or that the club is sticking by him and has no concrete plans to bring in a replacement during the January transfer window.
![[Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez holding a soccer ball.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/chelseas-goalkeeper-robert-sanchez-holds-965340162.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Chelsea’s owners have spent more than £1billion on players to fill every position that doesn’t require gloves and the feeling is that despite recent blips they are slowly getting there. Wingers come and go like London tube trains. Midfielders too. The defence has been reshuffled more times than a deck of cards in a West End casino.
![[Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sánchez jumping to catch the ball during a soccer game.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/goalkeeper-robert-s-nchez-chelsea-965376226.jpg?strip=all&w=934)
But the goalkeeping conundrum remains at Stamford Bridge despite several changes of manager, even ownership. Sanchez is directly responsible for four errors this season that have led directly to goals. Two came in one match - against Brighton back in September. The fans in the Matthew Harding Stand behind him are only just getting their breath back.
![[Illustration of goalkeeper Robert Sanchez and a table ranking goalkeepers by errors leading to goals.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JB_21_01_KEEPER-ERRORS_TABLE.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
That puts him second only to Arijanet Muric of struggling Ipswich in the Premier League relegation zone. Chelsea bought Sanchez last minute 18 months ago for £25 million, to fill a gap between the posts when Kepa Arrizabalaga dropped a bombshell that he was off on loan to Real Madrid for a year.
![[Djordje Petrovic of Chelsea FC in a yellow goalkeeper jersey.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/djordje-petrovic-chelsea-reacts-premier-903070948.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS. They are standing by him - for now anyway. But there’s lot of expectation on the shoulders of teenager Mike Penders, on loan at Genk until the summer. Sanchez was signed on the recommendation of top bod Ben Roberts - head of global goalkeeping. The pair had previously worked together at Brighton.
![[Djordje Petrovic of Chelsea celebrates a goal.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/djordje-petrovic-chelsea-celebrates-teammate-880200461.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
