Pickford joins Premier League clean sheet 100 club

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Jordan Pickford has joined an elite club of Premier League goalkeepers by recording 100 clean sheets

Katharine Sharpe
BBC Sport senior journalist

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 James.

The former Czech Republic international also holds the Premier League record for the highest percentage of clean sheets per games played, and most consecutive clean sheets.

The former Chelsea and Arsenal stopper was also the fastest to 100 clean sheets.

Liverpool's Alisson was the last goalkeeper prior to Pickford to join the 100 club, securing his century of top-flight clean sheets during a 0-0 draw with Leeds on 1 January 2026.

Newcastle's Nick Pope is the next Premier League player in line to reach 100, sitting on 80 clean sheets, but is yet to feature this season after losing his number one spot in the team to Lukas Hornicek.

Former West Ham keeper Lukasz Fabianski came close to hitting the hundred mark, but spent the 2025-26 season sidelined with injury before retiring having reached 92 clean sheets.

Goalkeepers must play a full match to be credited with a clean sheet.

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Which goalkeepers have reached 100 clean sheets?

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Petr Cech is the only goalkeeper to have kept more than 200 Premier League clean sheets

  • Petr Cech - 202 (Chelsea, Arsenal)

  • David James - 169 (Liverpool, Portsmouth, Aston Villa, Manchester City, West Ham)

  • Mark Schwarzer - 151 (Middlesbrough, Fulham, Chelsea, Leicester City)

  • David de Gea* - 147 (Manchester United)

  • David Seaman - 140 (Arsenal, Manchester City)

  • Nigel Martyn - 137 (Leeds United, Everton, Crystal Palace)

  • Pepe Reina - 136 (Liverpool)

  • Brad Friedel - 132 (Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa, Tottenham)

  • Tim Howard - 132 (Everton, Manchester United)

  • Edwin van der Sar - 132 (Manchester United, Fulham)

  • Peter Schmeichel - 128 (Manchester United, Manchester City, Fulham)

  • Joe Hart - 127 (Manchester City, Birmingham City, West Ham, Burnley)

  • Hugo Lloris* - 127 (Tottenham Hotspur)

  • Ederson* - 122 (Manchester City)

  • Shay Given - 113 (Blackburn Rover, Newcastle United, Manchester City, Aston Villa)

  • Jussi Jaaskelainen - 108 (Bolton Wanderers, West Ham)

  • Thomas Sorensen - 107 (Aston Villa, Sunderland, Stoke City)

  • Alisson* - 104 (Liverpool)

  • Jordan Pickford* - 100 (Sunderland, Everton)

*denotes a player still playing professional football.

What other clean sheet records have been set?

First goalkeeper to achieve 100 Premier League clean sheets:

  • Peter Schmeichel (1998)

Fewest games to achieve 100 Premier League clean sheets:

  • Petr Cech (180)

Most consecutive Premier League clean sheets:

  • Edwin van der Sar (14)

Highest percentage of Premier League clean sheets per games played:

  • Petr Cech (45.7%)

Most clean sheets in a single Premier League season:

  • Petr Cech (24)

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