Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleChelsea secured a 3-2 Premier League victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage in Xabi Alonso's first match in charge. Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer and £117m summer signing Morgan Rogers were all on the scoresheet for the Blues. Fulham scored twice following two errors from Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, who spilled a shot and let in an effort from a tight angle. Alonso defended Sanchez after the match, stating that the team can learn from the errors while having secured three points. Pundits Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville heavily criticised Sanchez, claiming Chelsea cannot win the league with him in goal. In fullXabi Alonso defends Robert Sanchez after Chelsea warned goalkeeping errors will ‘haunt’ title chargeMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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