West Ham United manager Manuel Pellegrini says third-choice goalkeeper David Martin will retain his spot in the starting lineup against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday after his impressive Premier League debut against Chelsea. Martin kept a clean sheet in West Ham’s 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, which marked the club’s first league win since September, after Pellegrini dropped Spanish keeper Roberto Jimenez. “Of course, it was a difficult decision because the goalkeeper is a special position,” Pellegrini said. “I think, in some moments, the team needs a reaction and, unfortunately for Roberto, he was not doing well. “Probably he will be ready at the end of the month, but I think that we must be careful with his return and not try to bring him back before he’s absolutely ready,” Pellegrini said.

Source: National Post December 04, 2019 04:41 UTC