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David Raya in elite company among Premier League goalkeepers with the best clean sheet percentage

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David Raya produced heroics once again as Arsenal secured a vital 1-0 win at West Ham on Sunday.The Spaniard's superb save from Matues Fernandes denied West Ham an opening goal, and allowed Arsenal to...

David Raya in elite company among Premier League goalkeepers with the best clean sheet percentage David Raya produced heroics once again as Arsenal secured a vital 1-0 win at West Ham on Sunday. The Spaniard's superb save from Matues Fernandes denied West Ham an opening goal, and allowed Arsenal to go on and claim three precious points. With the midfielder in one-against-one, Raya stood firm to save in what could be a defining moment in Arsenal's season.

Raya's clean sheet means he has already won the Premier League 's Golden Glove outright, securing a third straight award. He's one of only three goalkeepers to have ever won the Golden Glove in three consecutive campaigns, after Pepe Reina and Joe Hart. The 30-year-old has now kept 47 clean sheets in 106 league games for Arsenal since signing for the Gunners from Brentford in 2023.

His 44. 3% clean sheet record ranks him fifth all-time in the Premier League , among goalkeepers to have made more than 50 appearances for a single club. Raya's record is fractionally behind Peter Schmeichel, often cited as the greatest goalkeeper in Premier League history.

The 'Great Dane' kept a clean sheet in 44. 4% of his games for Manchester United . The aforementioned Reina is third on the list, with 47%, just behind ex-Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.