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Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that Kepa will start in goal for Chelsea in the FA Cup final against Leicester this weekend.
The Spanish stopper has started in every round of the competition so far and his run looks set to continue at Wembley when Tuchel targets his first piece of silverware since taking over at Stamford Bridge.
Kepa was drafted into the starting lineup for the 1-0 defeat against Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday night that saw the German head coach taste defeat for just the third time in his tenure at Chelsea.
Edouard Mendy has been in superb form since Tuchel came to the club but he is going to show faith in his understudy Kepa, who lost the gloves to Mendy three games into the new season when Lampard was in charge.
Tuchel was asked by football.london if Kepa’s inclusion on Wednesday was a sign he would start at Wembley and Tuchel effectively confirmed that it was.
The Blues head coach said: “He starts the cup final and we thought it was a good idea to give him the game before.