Jordan Pickford’s failure to keep Everton’s clean sheet on Friday earned David Raya the Premier League’s Golden Glove award. Raya has preserved 14 clean sheets for Arsenal in 29 league games this season, while Pickford has 12 clean sheets with two games remaining, making Raya’s record untouchable. Raya is currently on loan from Brentford to Arsenal.
David Raya, Arsenal’s goalkeeper, won the Premier League’s Golden Glove trophy after setting an unbreakable record of 14 clean sheets.Raya has kept 14 clean sheets in 29 league outings for Arsenal this season.Jordan Pickford, Everton’s main contender, failed to keep a clean sheet against Luton Town this evening, resulting in a 1-1 tie.
Raya still has three games left for Arsenal, while Pickford can only match him with two games left for Everton and 12 clean sheets this season.Raya becomes the first goalkeeper at Arsenal to win the Golden Glove since Petr Cech in the 2015-16 season, after keeping 16 clean sheets and helping the club to second place in the Premier League.Mikel Arteta would feel vindicated based on his goalkeeper’s clean sheet record this season. After Raya, who signed a season-long loan from Brentford in August, replaced Aaron Ramsdale, Arsenal’s manager faced criticism.
In the previous season, Ramsdale had participated in all 38 Premier League games for Arsenal and had kept 14 clean sheets.However, starting in September, Raya emerged as Arteta’s undisputed first choice in goal, holding that position even after he committed two errors in Arsenal’s 4-3 victory against Luton Town in December.He rose to hero status by stopping two penalties in Arsenal’s UEFA Champions League shootout triumph over Porto, which advanced his team to the quarterfinals.