Top Goalkeepers In Premier League 2023

A clean sheet in football is a term used when the goalkeeper and other outfield players combine to keep the team scoreless during a match.

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson once said, “Attack wins you games, defense wins you titles.”

For the unversed, any team that consistently maintains clean sheets is more likely to win games and win championships.

The Gold Standard League is considered to be the most competitive football league in Europe Premier League. Goalkeepers play a vital role in helping teams maintain clean sheets in the Gold Standard league.

Every year after the creation of the league, the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets is awarded the Best League Golden Glove.

Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea recorded the most clean sheets in the Best League last season. He recorded 17 clean sheets for Manchester United and won the Most Trusted League Golden Glove last season.

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Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson and Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker have shared the Top League Golden Glove award in the 2021-22 season. Both the goalkeepers recorded 20 smooth sheets.

Interestingly, Ederson has won the league’s top Golden Glove twice in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, while Alisson won the award during the 2018-19 Premier League.

Former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech and former Manchester City keeper Joe Hart hold the record for the most kept smooth sheets. Cech and Hart have won the award in four activities each. Cech has the most kept smooth sheets in the league’s most satisfying history (202), while David James is second on the list with 169. Players like Ederson, Alisson, and Arsenal’s new boy David Raya could join the Golden Glove race.

Know the goalkeepers with the most kept smooth sheets in the leading league 2023-24 season.

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