List of Premier League goalkeepers with 100 or more clean sheets

In association football, a goalkeeper may be 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, 15 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]

Petr Čech 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 Erik Thorstvedt 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, seven goalkeepers have won the award, with Joe Hart and Petr Čech sharing the record for most wins, with four.

Players
  • 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 26 July 2020[1]
List of Premier League goalkeepers with 100 or more clean sheets
Rank Player Clean
sheets		 Apps Percentage Club(s) Ref.
1 Petr Čech 202 443 45.60% Chelsea (162), Arsenal (40) [6]
2 David James 169 572 29.55% Liverpool (72), Aston Villa (21), West Ham United (18), Manchester City (19), Portsmouth (39) [7]
3 Mark Schwarzer 151 514 29.38% Middlesbrough (92), Fulham (56), Chelsea (2), Leicester City (1) [8]
4 David Seaman 141 344 40.99% Arsenal (138), Manchester City (3) [9]
5 Nigel Martyn 137 372 36.83% Crystal Palace (25), Leeds United (82), Everton (30) [10]
6 Pepe Reina 136 297 45.79% Liverpool (134), Aston Villa (2) [11]
7 Edwin van der Sar 132 313 42.17% Fulham (42), Manchester United (90) [12]
Tim Howard 132 399 33.08% Manchester United (16), Everton (116) [13]
Brad Friedel 132 450 29.33% Liverpool (6), Blackburn Rovers (77), Aston Villa (35), Tottenham Hotspur (14) [14]
10 Peter Schmeichel 128 310 41.29% Manchester United (112), Aston Villa (7), Manchester City (9) [15]
11 Joe Hart 127 340 37.35% Manchester City (109), Birmingham City (10), West Ham United (4), Burnley (4) [16]
12 David de Gea 113 313 36.10% Manchester United [17]
Shay Given 113 451 25.06% Blackburn Rovers (1), Newcastle United (89), Manchester City (14), Aston Villa (9), Stoke City (0) [18]
14 Jussi Jääskeläinen 108 436 24.77% Bolton Wanderers (89), West Ham United (19) [19]
15 Thomas Sørensen 107 364 29.40% Sunderland (35), Aston Villa (46), Stoke City (26) [20]

References
  1. "Premier League Player Stats: Clean Sheets – All Seasons". premierleague.com. 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". premierleague.com. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  4. "Alisson joins goalkeeping legends with clean sheets". premierleague.com. 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 Seaman" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  10. "Nigel Martyn" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  11. "Pepe Reina" 16 February 2020. Premier League.
  12. "Edwin van der Sar" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  13. "Tim Howard" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  14. "Brad Friedel" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  15. "Peter Schmeichel" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  16. "Joe Hart" 23 December 2019. Premier League.
  17. "David de Gea" 1 February 2020. Premier League.
  18. "Shay Given" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
  19. "Jussi Jääskeläinen" 26 March 2015. Premier League.
  20. "Thomas Sørensen" 9 September 2013. Premier League.
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