Kepa Arrizabalaga saves the day as Chelsea squeeze past Plymouth in FA Cup

Kepa Arrizabalaga’s penalty heroics helped Chelsea avoid a shoot-out
Kepa Arrizabalaga saved a late Plymouth penalty (Adam Davy/PA)

Kepa Arrizabalaga saved a late Plymouth penalty (Adam Davy/PA)

Kepa Arrizabalaga’s penalty heroics helped Chelsea avoid a shoot-out as the Blues edged past Plymouth 2-1 in the FA Cup fourth-round but only after extra-time.

The Spain goalkeeper guessed correctly and then smothered Ryan Hardie’s last-gasp spot-kick, after the Plymouth striker had been felled by Malang Sarr.

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