Joe Cole has admitted his surprise that Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel dropped Edouard Mendy to the bench for their Champions League tie against Zenit St Petersburg.
Chelsea conceded a stoppage-time equaliser in Russia, Zenit salvaging a 3-3 draw via Magomet Ozdoyev's goal on Tuesday, meaning the visitors dropped from first to second in Champions League Group H, potentially giving them a harder last-16 tie.
Mendy made several mistakes in the Blues' 3-2 loss against West Ham in the Premier League, but has been generally solid and Cole expressed his shock that backup Kepa was preferred - although he praised the Spaniard's showing after the game.