Premier League 2024-25 most clean sheets: Predictions and Golden Glove standings

Goalscorers often get all the credit for big teams but goalkeepers are just as important, at both ends of the table.

Since the Premier League Golden Glove was first awarded in 2004-05, the winning goalkeeper has also lifted the league title on seven occasions. Petr Cech was the first to do so in 2004-05, also the first time the Golden Glove came in. Cech repeated the feat in 2009-10, one of two goalkeepers to have claimed the Premier League title/Golden Glove double twice.

The other is Ederson, who did the double in 2020-21 and 2021-22, though he shared the Golden Glove with Alisson in the second campaign. Edwin van der Sar, Joe Hart and Thibaut Courtois are the other goalkeepers to have won the Premier League title and Golden Glove in the same season.

Cech also sits top for Golden Gloves with four in total, level alongside Joe Hart. Ederson and Pepe Reina have won it three times, with Alisson and David de Gea together on two.

Last season there was a new name on list of winners as David Raya scooped the Golden Glove with 16 clean sheets to help Arsenal to a second consecutive second-placed finish, boasting the best defence in the Premier League. He was one of four goalkeepers to have reached double figures for clean sheets, joined by Jordan Pickford, Bernd Leno and Ederson.

Premier League 2024-25 Golden Glove predictions

David Raya has made his loan move from Brentford to Arsenal permanent and the Gunners will be hoping he can be the rock of their defence once more, trying to get over the line to be title winners. But 16 clean sheets is the joint-second lowest amount needed to claim the Golden Glove in the Premier League, with Joe Hart’s 14 in 2014-15 the lowest.

However, it’s worth noting that Raya’s 16 clean sheets came from 32 games, shutting opponents out in exactly half of his Premier League appearances. In that time, Raya also made 46 saves, with a save percentage of 65.71%.

There were questions of who will be in goal for Manchester City, with doubts over the futures of both Ederson and Stefan Ortega. But Ederson has started as No.1 and you’d expect him to be challenging for the Golden Glove. A two-time winner of the award, Ederson played 33 games last season for Man City but kept just 10 clean sheets. It was a tough season as a whole for Man City defensively, even though they had the second-best defence in the Premier League, looking a bit more susceptible to conceding.

Alisson will also be hoping to be back among the challengers. Injuries hampered the Brazilian last season with eight clean sheets in 28 games, but when he was on the pitch he was often let down by Liverpool’s defence. Alisson was one of the busier goalkeepers in the Premier League last season among the top clubs, making 83 saves at an average of 2.96 per 90 minutes. He did boast a save percentage of 72.73% too.

Golden Glove standings: Most Premier League clean sheets 2024-25 | EPL

Players with the same amount of clean sheets are ranked by fewer minutes played. Stats correct as of 21:30 on 06/10/24.

Golden Glove Standings: Most Premier League saves 2024-25 | EPL

While clean sheets may be big at the top of the table, saves can sometimes be more important at the other end. A goalkeeper who can make saves when needed could be the difference between relegation and staying in the Premier League for another season. That’s why it’s unsurprising that some lower-ranked teams have their goalkeepers high up on the saves list. However, it isn’t exclusive to them, with Andre Onana high up for Man Utd last season

Players with the same amount of saves are ranked by fewer minutes played. Stats correct as of 21:30 on 06/10/24.

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