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Maresca has made a decision between Filip Jorgensen and Robert Sanchez ahead of Brighton clash

Filip Jorgensen is set to resume his place in goal for Chelsea at Brighton on Friday night, with Enzo Maresca confirming he has usurped Robert Sanchez as his Premier League No1.

After a brief upturn in form, however, Sanchez endured a disastrous week at the end of last month in which he made clangers against both Wolves and Manchester City.

Those mistakes proved a tipping point, with Maresca instead turning to Jorgensen for the victory over West Ham last week.

Jorgensen will start for Chelsea at the Amex Stadium on Friday

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Sanchez returned for last weekend’s FA Cup defeat against Brighton, but will be back on the bench when Chelsea make another trip to his former club in the Premier League on Friday.

“The Filip solution was also to give Robert some time to recover mentally and physically,” Maresca said. “The idea is not, game-by-game, to change the ’keeper.

“The last Premier League game against West Ham that we won it was Filip. In the FA Cup it was Robert, but our ’keeper in this moment is Filip.”

Maresca had occasionally rotated his goalkeepers earlier in the season, handing Jorgensen league starts against Ipswich and Southampton after some strong performances in the Conference League.

In both cases, however, Sanchez returned to the side for the subsequent league game.

The latest switch appears more permanent, though Maresca stopped short of suggesting Jorgensen will keep the gloves for the remainder of the season.

“I spoke with Robert a few days before West Ham, when I took the decision to play Filip but I never spoke again with Robert,” he added. “With Filip, exactly the same. So, they know in this moment the situation.

“This is the situation now and then we’ll see. The situation in this moment is like this.”