https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/09/23/
kepa-breaks-chelsea-penalty-shoot-out-record
Kepa breaks Chelsea penalty shoot-out record
23 Sep 2021
With his vital save in last night's penalty shoot-out victory over Aston
Villa, Kepa Arrizabalaga etched his name into the Chelsea history books.
https://i.imgur.com/tEnDvNc.jpg
The Spaniard now has seven such saves, and with it the record for the most
penalty stops by a Chelsea goalkeeper in shoot-outs. Kepa's strong right
hand to palm Marvelous Nakamba's spot-kick away moved him clear of Petr
Cech in the all-time rankings.
https://i.imgur.com/P4yt6XM.jpg
The winning scorer celebrates with the history man
Here we detail all his saves and the other Blues stoppers to have made
their mark in a shoot-out over the years…
== Kepa – seven shoot-out saves ==
Kepa was involved in three important shoot-outs in his very first season
at Stamford Bridge. He made the difference in the semi-final success over
Tottenham, in the Carabao Cup, and Eintracht Frankfurt, in the Europa
League. Against Spurs he denied Lucas Moura, while the European tie was
going the Germans' way after Cesar Azpilicueta's effort was saved, but
Kepa kept out back-to-back spot-kicks to allow Eden Hazard to score the
winner.
https://i.imgur.com/rFmJCB7.jpg
Kepa keeping out Frankfurt's Martin Hinteregger by not moving
In the 2019 Carabao Cup final he denied Leroy Sane, and then this season
he made two stops in the Super Cup before last night's heroics against
Villa. You can see all his shoot-out saves in the video below.
== Petr Cech – six saves ==
Half of Cech's six shoot-out saves came in Champions League finals, with
his stops to deny Ivica Olic and Bastian Schweinsteiger in Munich the most
important of the 30 shoot-outs we have contested.
He also kept out Ronaldo in Moscow, in defeat, and Leighton Baines in an
FA Cup reply which we also lost. His other two shoot-out saves came in the
2009 Community Shield, thwarting Patrice Evra and Ryan Giggs as we ran out
comfortable winners.
== Kevin Hitchcock – four saves ==
Kevin Hitchcock is third in the list having made four saves across three
shoot-outs spanning six years.
His first two came in a Full Members Cup success over Ipswich in 1991,
before his most famous stop from Newcastle's Steve Watson in an FA Cup
replay win at St James' Park in 1996. The following year Hitchcock was
back at it, this time in the League Cup, as we beat Blackburn at the
Bridge. Future Blue Chris Sutton was the man to miss.
https://i.imgur.com/O8ZTDm6.jpg
Hitchcock jumps on Ruud Gullit's back after we stunned Newcastle
== Ed De Goey – two saves ==
Both Ed De Goey's saves came in the same game and proved crucial in our
1997/98 League Cup success. A cracking League Cup quarter-final at Ipswich
ended 2-2 so to penalties it went, where De Goey stood tall and saved from
James Scrowcroft and then Mauricio Taricco. The Blues progressed 4-1 on
pens and a couple of months later lifted the trophy at Wembley.
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De Goey was a dominant presence between our posts
== Eddie Niedzwiecki – two saves ==
Chelsea's very first penalty shoot-out was in a League Cup tie against
Leicester City in October 1983. We had won the first leg 2-0 at Filbert
Street but then contrived to lose the second leg back at the Bridge by the
same scoreline.
The majority of the 15,000 in attendance got the outcome they wanted,
however, in no small part thanks to Eddie Niedzwiecki's two saves as the
Blues won 4-3.
https://i.imgur.com/JGfTmBS.jpg
Eddie Niedzwiecki mobbed after his heroics in our maiden shoot-out
== Willy Caballero – one save ==
One penalty shoot-out save from Willy Caballero was all it needed to
decide our FA Cup third round replay against Norwich in January 2018.
Caballero denied Nelson Oliveira from 12 yards with an excellent stop and
with Chelsea flawless with our five kicks, the Blues advanced to the
fourth round. We would go on to win the FA Cup that year.
== Hilario – one save ==
Hilario made one save in the solitary shoot-out he contested for us,
guessing right to keep out Nikola Kalinic of Blackburn after an engrossing
League Cup quarter-final tie in 2009 ended 3-3.
However, Michael Ballack and Gael Kakuta could not score for us so
Hilario's save proved in vain as Rovers advance to the semi-finals.
https://i.imgur.com/HOe7wmk.jpg
Hilario consoles Gael Kakuta after his decisive penalty was saved at Ewood
Park
== Ross Turnbull – one save ==
Having come on following Petr Cech's sending off in a Carabao Cup tie at
home to Fulham in 2011, Ross Turnbull immediately saved a penalty from
Pajtim Kasimi, allowing the 10 men of Chelsea to hold on for a goalless
draw.
In the shoot-out, Turnbull was the hero, keeping out Mousa Dembele's
effort as the Blues won 4-3 to advance. That was one of 16 appearances
Turnbull made for the club between 2009 and 2013.
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Turnbull mobbed after beating our neighbours