For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletterChelsea fans have hit back at Alan Smith after the commentator blamed Edouard Mendy for Arsenal's first goal on Wednesday night. It prompted Sky Sports commentator and Arsenal hero Smith to bizarrely question the shot-stopper's decision-making for the goal. One fan fumed on Twitter: "Has Alan Smith seriously tried pinning that on Mendy's starting position? Another tweeted: "Alan Smith blaming Mendy for that Christensen howler?" In fact, what's equally embarrassing is Alan Smith attempting to defend him by suggesting he'd have expected Mendy to come out like Alisson."

Source: The Star April 21, 2022 03:14 UTC