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 85 shutouts for The Reds.[1]
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.