Joe Cole has stoutly defended Edouard Mendy after the Chelsea goalkeeper made two crucial mistakes in a 3-2 defeat against rivals West Ham.
The Senegalese goalkeeper dallied on the ball before giving away a penalty for a foul on Jarrod Bowen - scored by Manuel Lanzini - before Arthur Masuaku's unusual late attempt sailed past him to decide the game with three minutes left.
But former Blues star Cole insisted the winner was a 'freak goal' and that you 'could not blame' Mendy for the errors.
He said: 'Mendy was at fault for the penalty.