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Thomas Tuchel's reasons for dropping Edouard Mendy in favour of Kepa in Premier League

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Chelsea's goalkeeper for the Premier League clash with Newcastle on Monday night, with Edouard Mendy dropped to the bench.Under previous manager Frank Lampard, £70m stopper Kepa was dropped with Mendy signed as his replacement.Kepa has still been playing domestic cup matches, and kept a clean sheet against Barnsley in the FA Cup last week.And that performance was enough for Tuchel to keep him in the side.Speaking on Sky Sports, Tuchel said: "We need a strong Kepa in our squad."He had a good game in the cup so we decided to give him another match to build up a bit of rhythm, a little bit of confidence, to trust."At the same time, Edu the chance to mentality recover - it's a demanding position mentally and concentration wise."With one.

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