Lampard on dropping Kepa: You give it more thought if someone seems to be the designated No.1 Premier League He was left on bench against Leicester

Frank Lampard has explained his decision to drop Kepa Arrizabalaga for Chelsea's match against Leicester on Saturday.

The Spanish goalkeeper has received criticism of late for his disappointing form and was replaced by Willy Caballero in the starting 11 at the King Power Stadium.

"You make decisions every week and every day sometimes in this job," Lampard said afterwards.

"No decision is easy, as such.

"When it comes to the goalkeeper, you probably do give it a bit more thought and a bit more time, especially if it seems someone seems to be the designated No.1.

"But that can't be the end of the story.

"We have to be competitive.

"Willy trains well, he acts well, he played well against Hull last week and I decided to stick with him."

One game in which Kepa particularly came under fire was during January's 1-0 defeat to Newcastle at St. James's Park.

"I think with Kepa, he knows, he'll be honest that there have been some mistakes that have cost us goals," Lampard said after that match.

Kepa's spot as Spain's starting goalkeeper at Euro 2020 is under threat after he'd earned the No.1 position under Robert Moreno in 2019.