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List of goalkeepers with 100 or more Premier League clean sheets

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In association football, a goalkeeper is said to "keep a clean sheet" if they prevent their opponents scoring any goals during an entire match. Since the Premier League's formation at the start of the 1992–93 season, 17 goalkeepers have managed to keep 100 or more clean sheets in the Premier League.

Peter Schmeichel was the first goalkeeper to keep 100 clean sheets and Petr Čech is the only player to keep 200.[1] Čech also took the fewest games to reach 100 clean sheets,[2] holds the record for most clean sheets kept in a single season, with 24.[3][4] The record for consecutive clean sheets is held by Edwin van der Sar, who went 14 games without conceding in 2008–09 for Manchester United.[5]

The first goalkeepers to keep a clean sheet in the Premier League were Tim Flowers and Ian Walker on the opening day of the inaugural season, in a 0–0 draw between Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur; all other goalkeepers conceded that day. Each year, the goalkeeper who keeps the most clean sheets during the Premier League season is awarded the Premier League Golden Glove award. First presented in 2004–05, nine goalkeepers have won the award, with Joe Hart and Petr Čech sharing the record for most wins, with four.

Of the still active players in the Premier League, Łukasz Fabiański is closest to joining the 100 Club. The West Ham United goalkeeper has kept 90 clean sheets (13 for Arsenal, 39 for Swansea City and 38 for West Ham). Liverpool's Alisson is next with 89 shutouts for The Reds.[1]

Players

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  • Bold shows players still playing in the Premier League.
  • The list of teams for individual players include all teams that they have played for in the Premier League.
As of 2 November 2024[1]
List of Premier League goalkeepers with 100 or more clean sheets
Rank Player Clean
sheets 		Apps Percent Club(s) Ref.
1 Czech Republic Petr Čech 202 443 45.60% Chelsea (162), Arsenal (40) [6]
2 England David James 169 572 29.55% Liverpool (72), Portsmouth (39), Aston Villa (21), Manchester City (19), West Ham United (18) [7]
3 Australia Mark Schwarzer 152 514 29.57% Middlesbrough (93), Fulham (56), Chelsea (2), Leicester City (1) [8]
4 Spain David de Gea 147 415 35.42% Manchester United (147) [9]
5 England David Seaman 141 344 40.99% Arsenal (138), Manchester City (3) [10]
6 England Nigel Martyn 137 372 36.83% Leeds United (82), Everton (30), Crystal Palace (25) [11]
7 Spain Pepe Reina 136 297 45.79% Liverpool (134), Aston Villa (2) [12]
8 Netherlands Edwin van der Sar 132 313 42.17% Manchester United (90), Fulham (42) [13]
United States Tim Howard 399 33.08% Everton (116), Manchester United (16) [14]
United States Brad Friedel 450 29.33% Blackburn Rovers (77), Aston Villa (35), Tottenham Hotspur (14), Liverpool (6) [15]
11 Denmark Peter Schmeichel 128 310 41.29% Manchester United (112), Manchester City (9), Aston Villa (7) [16]
12 England Joe Hart 127 340 37.35% Manchester City (109), Birmingham City (10), West Ham United (4), Burnley (4) [17]
France Hugo Lloris 361 35.18% Tottenham Hotspur (127) [18]
14 Brazil Ederson 114 260 43.85% Manchester City (114) [19]
15 Republic of Ireland Shay Given 113 451 25.06% Newcastle United (89), Manchester City (14), Aston Villa (9), Blackburn Rovers (1), Stoke City (0) [20]
16 Finland Jussi Jääskeläinen 108 436 24.77% Bolton Wanderers (89), West Ham United (19) [21]
17 Denmark Thomas Sørensen 107 364 29.40% Aston Villa (46), Sunderland (35), Stoke City (26) [22]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Premier League Player Stats: Clean Sheets – All Seasons". Premier League. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Martin Tyler's stats: David de Gea's 100 Manchester United shutouts". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Petr Cech Statistics – 2004/05". Premier League. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Alisson joins goalkeeping legends with clean sheets". Premier League. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. ^ "van der Sar record" 9 September 2013. Independent.
  6. ^ "Petr Čech" 11 February 2014. Premier League.
  7. ^ "David James" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  8. ^ "Mark Schwarzer" 26 March 2015. Premier League.
  9. ^ "David de Gea" 1 February 2020. Premier League.
  10. ^ "David Seaman" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  11. ^ "Nigel Martyn" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  12. ^ "Pepe Reina" 16 February 2020. Premier League.
  13. ^ "Edwin van der Sar" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  14. ^ "Tim Howard" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  15. ^ "Brad Friedel" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  16. ^ "Peter Schmeichel" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  17. ^ "Joe Hart" 23 December 2019. Premier League.
  18. ^ "Hugo Lloris" 13 May 2021. Premier League.
  19. ^ "Ederson" 25 February 2023. Premier League.
  20. ^ "Shay Given" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  21. ^ "Jussi Jääskeläinen" 26 March 2015. Premier League.
  22. ^ "Thomas Sørensen" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
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