Here are the statistics for every goalkeeper to have made at least one appearance during the first half of the 2015-16 Premier League season:
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At the half-way stage of the season, 36 goalkeepers have made an appearance.
Seven goalkeepers have played every minute for their team this season: Petr Čech (Arsenal), Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City), Jack Butland (Stoke City), Łukasz Fabiański (Swansea City) and Boaz Myhill (West Bromwich Albion).
Clean Sheets
11 goalkeepers have kept at least five clean sheets in the opening 19 games of the season.
Goalkeeper | Club | Appearances | Clean Sheets |
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Joe Hart | Manchester City | 17 | 8 |
Petr Čech | Arsenal | 19 | 8 |
Jack Butland | Stoke City | 19 | 8 |
Gomes | Watford | 19 | 8 |
David de Gea | Manchester United | 15 | 7 |
Simon Mignolet | Liverpool | 18 | 7 |
Hugo Lloris | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 7 |
Boaz Myhill | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 7 |
Wayne Hennessey | Crystal Palace | 13 | 6 |
Maarten Stekelenburg | Southampton | 16 | 6 |
Tim Howard | Everton | 19 | 5 |
Łukasz Fabiański | Swansea City | 19 | 5 |
Joe Hart, David de Gea and Wayne Hennessey are all just short of averaging a clean sheet every other game.
Crystal Palace’s Alex McCarthy has made the most starts (6) without keeping a single clean sheet this season.
Minutes per Goal Conceded
Goalkeeper | Club | Minutes Played | Mins per Goal Conceded |
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Wayne Hennessey | Crystal Palace | 1170 | 130 |
Hugo Lloris | Tottenham Hotspur | 1620 | 116 |
Joe Hart | Manchester City | 1530 | 102 |
David de Gea | Manchester United | 1350 | 96 |
Petr Čech | Arsenal | 1710 | 95 |
Jack Butland | Stoke City | 1710 | 90 |
Gomes | Watford | 1687 | 89 |
Simon Mignolet | Liverpool | 1620 | 85 |
Maarten Stekelenburg | Southampton | 1440 | 80 |
Adrián | West Ham United | 1440 | 76 |
Amongst goalkeepers to have played at least half of their team’s games, Crystal Palace’s Wayne Hennessey tops the list, averaging a goal conceded every 130 minutes. Tottenham’s Hugo Lloris and Manchester City’s Joe Hart are the only other goalkeepers to go more than 100 minutes between goals against.
At the other end of the scale, Sunderland’s Costel Pantilimon concedes a goal every 46 minutes, Aston Villa’s Brad Guzan and Norwich City’s John Ruddy every 50 minutes.
Liverpool’s s Ádám Bogdán conceded three goals in 90 minutes, therefore a goal every 30 minutes, although Watford’s Giedrius Arlauskis technically concedes goals most frequently having conceded one in his 23-minute appearance this season.
Most Saves
Goalkeeper | Club | Minutes Played | Saves |
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Jack Butland | Stoke City | 1710 | 74 |
Costel Pantilimon | Sunderland | 1530 | 71 |
Tim Howard | Everton | 1710 | 63 |
Brad Guzan | Aston Villa | 1710 | 61 |
Boaz Myhill | West Bromwich Albion | 1710 | 59 |
Petr Čech | Arsenal | 1710 | 58 |
Adrián | West Ham United | 1440 | 57 |
Gomes | Watford | 1687 | 52 |
Kasper Schmeichel | Leicester City | 1710 | 51 |
Łukasz Fabiański | Swansea City | 1710 | 51 |
Stoke City’s Jack Butland currently leads the Premier League in saves during his first full season in the English top flight.
Although they have conceded the most goals to-date, Sunderland’s Costel Pantilimon is next in line with the most saves and actually leads the league in saves per minute among regular first-choice goalkeepers.
Watford’s Gomes is the only goalkeeper of the three promoted teams to feature in the top 10.
Save Percentage
Goalkeeper | Club | Minutes Played | Save % |
---|---|---|---|
Jack Butland | Stoke City | 1710 | 79.6% |
Hugo Lloris | Tottenham Hotspur | 1620 | 77.0% |
Wayne Hennessey | Crystal Palace | 1170 | 76.9% |
Petr Čech | Arsenal | 1710 | 76.3% |
Adrián | West Ham United | 1440 | 75.0% |
David de Gea | Manchester United | 1350 | 74.1% |
Gomes | Watford | 1687 | 73.2% |
Joe Hart | Manchester City | 1530 | 71.7% |
Boaz Myhill | West Bromwich Albion | 1710 | 71.1% |
Rob Elliot | Newcastle United | 900 | 69.8% |
Stoke City’s Jack Butland also leads the Premier League in save percentage among goalkeepers to have made at least 10 appearances so far this season. He is 2.6% ahead of Hugo Lloris, who himself narrowly beats Wayne Hennessey in this category.
At the other end of the table, Bournemouth’s Artur Boruc has saved only 59.6% of the shots he has faced this season, Norwich City’s John Ruddy has only saved 60.3% and Southampton’s Maarten Stekelenburg has only saved 62.5%.
Notably, Giedrius Arlauskis (Watford), Ryan Allsop (Bournemouth), Ádám Bogdán (Liverpool) and Adam Federici (Bournemouth) have all conceded more goals than saves made so far this season. Federici has made five appearances, conceding 12 goals and making only 11 saves.
Data collected from Opta Sports