David Raya is closing in on his third consecutive Golden Glove award, after extending his lead over his rivals on Saturday.
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needed to work onerous and make a few nice saves to take care of a clear sheet in Arsenal’s win over Everton on Saturday, and he additionally relied on a unbelievable improvised block by to maintain the away facet off the scoresheet.
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However the 2-0 consequence meant that Raya is now as much as 15 clear sheets for the Premier League season, and 20 in all competitions.
No different goalkeeper in Europe’s top-five leagues has managed 15 league clear sheets this marketing campaign, and Raya is approach forward of his Premier League opponents at this stage.
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Raya’s closest rival is of Manchester Metropolis, who did not preserve a clear sheet in opposition to West Ham United on Saturday and stays on 11 clear sheets.
and are then tied on 10, with Pickford conceding to Arsenal on Saturday and Henderson in motion with Crystal Palace in opposition to Leeds United on Sunday.
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There’s nonetheless a technique to go till the award is mathematically confirmed, however a lead of 4 clear sheets is an enormous one with simply eight video games remaining for Donnarumma (or Henderson, if he retains a clear sheet on Sunday) to catch up.
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Raya received the award in 2024/25 with simply 13 clear sheets, ending up tied for first place with Matz Sels of Nottingham Forest. Raya additionally received in 2023/24 with 16 clear sheets, forward of Jordan Pickford on 13.
So only one extra clear sheet in Arsenal’s closing seven matches would deliver Raya stage together with his earlier finest whole of 16 on the membership, and he may set a brand new report with a seventeenth.
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Sadly, the Premier League report for essentially the most clear sheets in a season is already out of attain, with protecting 24 clear sheets in 2004/05. But when Raya wins his third straight award and Arsenal win the league, he in all probability received’t thoughts an excessive amount of about that.