Tag: clean

Emi Martinez injury mars first Chelsea clean sheet in nine months
17 October 2026 Off

Emi Martinez injury mars first Chelsea clean sheet in nine months

By Total Football News

Chelsea recorded their first Premier League clean sheet for nine months, since a 2-0 win against Brentford in January.

Although Alonso said he was “not obsessed” with keeping a clean sheet, his side, who had conceded a league-high 13 goals before kick-off, were keen to address that record after a much-improved 5-1 win over Bournemouth following the international break.

There had also been discussion about Chelsea being a “soft” team,

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Premier League: Which goalkeepers have the most clean sheets?
13 September 2026 Off

Premier League: Which goalkeepers have the most clean sheets?

By Total Football News

Jordan Pickford has become only the 19th goalkeeper to keep 100 or more clean sheets in the Premier League.

He joined the club as Everton earned a 0-0 draw at Tottenham on Saturday.

Only one goalkeeper has achieved more than 200 clean sheets in the Premier League.

Petr Cech, with 202, is the leader in the league’s shut-outs by a considerable margin, recording 33 more than his closest rival David

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Newcastle must add goals to clean sheets after another stalemate
24 September 2025 Off

Newcastle must add goals to clean sheets after another stalemate

By Total Football News

Understandably so.

Alexander Isak sat out the opening weeks of the campaign, but the striker did not complete his British-record move to Liverpool until deadline day and replacements Yoane Wissa and Nick Woltemade are going to need time to fill the void for differing reasons.

Wissa is a proven Premier League player, but the former Brentford forward is set to be out with a knee injury until after the next

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Cardiff City 1-2 Burnley: Clarets claim win despite end of clean sheet run
4 March 2025 Off

Cardiff City 1-2 Burnley: Clarets claim win despite end of clean sheet run

By Total Football News

Goals scored against Burnley in the Championship have become the stuff of myth and legend in 2025 as winter has come for all who have tried to penetrate the Lancashire side’s defensive wall.

The visitors were looking to move into record territory as they sought a 13th successive clean sheet, with only Manchester United between November 2008 and February 2009 having kept more successive shutouts in English football league history.

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Burnley 4-0 Sheffield Wednesday: 12th straight league clean sheet for Clarets
21 February 2025 Off

Burnley 4-0 Sheffield Wednesday: 12th straight league clean sheet for Clarets

By Total Football News

Burnley kept a 12th straight clean sheet in the Championship as they thumped Sheffield Wednesday at Turf Moor.

Marcus Edwards opened the scoring with a fine solo goal at the end of a first half where Burnley were second best.

Josh Brownhill added a second 48 seconds after coming off the bench in the second half, Connor Roberts scored a third soon after and Manuel Benson smashed in a stunning

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Preston North End 0-0 Burnley: Clarets extend clean sheet record in draw
15 February 2025 Off

Preston North End 0-0 Burnley: Clarets extend clean sheet record in draw

By Total Football News

Burnley boss Scott Parker said:

“Something inappropriate was said to Hannibal which he reported.

“You could clearly see he was very distressed and in that moment we tried to get some context into what exactly had happened because he was very emotional.

“He explained to me what was said and at that moment we just wanted to work out how he was and where he was in his head space.

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Burnley 0-0 Leeds: Unfashionable Clarets claim another clean sheet
28 January 2025 Off

Burnley 0-0 Leeds: Unfashionable Clarets claim another clean sheet

By Total Football News

The weather in Lancashire was wretched on this January evening and the action on the pitch did not fare much better.

It was the fourth 0-0 witnessed by the Clarets supporters in the last five home games, which is testing their resolve more than their backline on the pitch.

This contest will leave those clipping up the highlights with slim pickings – Dan James’ rising strike late on which was

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Aynsley Pears targets sixth straight Blackburn Rovers clean sheet
18 December 2024 Off

Aynsley Pears targets sixth straight Blackburn Rovers clean sheet

By Total Football News

Blackburn goalkeeper Aynsley Pears has set his sights on a sixth straight clean sheet when Rovers head to Millwall on Saturday (15:00 GMT).

The 26-year-old has kept the opposition out in 10 of his 20 Championship games – the joint-fourth most in the division.

Pears told the club website: “It’s really good, we’re really happy and it’s a big goal of mine to keep as many as

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FPL gameweek 12 tips and team of the week – captain Salah and back Gabriel and Saliba clean sheets
21 November 2024 Off

FPL gameweek 12 tips and team of the week – captain Salah and back Gabriel and Saliba clean sheets

By Total Football News

Mohamed Salah (captain), Liverpool, £12.9m – away at Southampton

The way Salah is producing at the moment, giving him the captain’s armband is a no-brainer.

He has seven double-digit returns in 11 games so far, which is astonishing. A pessimist would say that he can’t carry on at that rate of production – if he does he’s on for a record 369-point season – but an away game at Southampton

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