Chelsea boss Frank Lampard maintains Kepa Arrizabalaga has not necessarily played his last game for the club – and will continue to protect the goalkeeper when needed.
Lampard confirmed new signing Edouard Mendy is in contention to make his debut against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.
Kepa found himself back on the bench for the 3-3 Premier League draw at West Brom, where Willy Caballero was in goal as the Blues recovered from 3-0 down at the break to salvage a point through Tammy Abraham’s stoppage-time equaliser.
“When I analyse Tottenham and know the squad they have, and analyse what might be a team which didn’t play 90 minutes (against Newcastle) yesterday, they have a fantastic squad.
“I feel any squad Jose puts out can be very strong.
“We all know for teams like ourselves and Tottenham that are challenging for top four and Champions League, then the Carabao Cup does have its place.
“But we will certainly respect it and every tournament we go in we will try and win.”
Victor Moses, meanwhile, is back with Chelsea following his loan spell at Inter Milan, but as yet is not training within the first-team squad bubble.
