LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 27: Matz Sels of Nottingham Forest during the Emirates FA Cup Semi Final match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on April 27, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
Sels within touching distance of Golden Glove award.
Forest goalkeeper leads Arsenal’s David Raya by one clean sheet and can guarantee himself at least a share of the honour this Sunday
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Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels has been a key figure in the club’s push for UEFA Champions League qualification, and on Sunday the Belgian could earn at least a share of the Premier League Golden Glove award.
Sels leads the way with 13 Premier League clean sheets this season, one ahead of Arsenal’s David Raya, with each player having two matches remaining.
If Sels keeps a clean sheet away at West Ham United on Sunday, his tally of 14 could still be matched by Raya but could not be beaten, so he would be sure to at least share the award.
A Sels clean sheet would also take Crystal Palace’s Dean Henderson out of the running.
Raya faces Newcastle United later on Sunday and if he concedes, Sels will claim a share of the award irrespective of his performance at West Ham. A Sels clean sheet alongside Arsenal conceding would win the award outright for the Forest goalkeeper.
Race for the 2024/25 Golden Glove
Goalkeeper Club Matches left Clean sheets
Matz Sels NFO 2 13
David Raya ARS 2 12
Dean Henderson CRY 2 11
Chance to make history
Sels is looking to become the first Forest player to win ANY of the Premier League’s three Golden awards – the Golden Boot, Golden Glove, or the Playmaker award, for the most assists.
He would be the second Belgian to win the Golden Glove, after Thibaut Courtois in 2016/17.
Will the winning total be lower this season?
Sels’ current total of 13 clean sheets is lower than the usual number needed to win the award. Indeed, the prize has never been won with fewer than 14.
Raya won the award last season with 16 – which was still fewer than usual.
Previous Golden Glove winners
Season Player Club Clean sheets
2004/05 Petr Cech CHE 24
2005/06 Pepe Reina LIV 20
2006/07 Pepe Reina LIV 19
2007/08 Pepe Reina LIV 18
2008/09 Edwin van der Sar MUN 21
2009/10 Petr Cech CHE 17
2010/11 Joe Hart MCI 18
2011/12 Joe Hart MCI 17
2012/13 Joe Hart MCI 18
2013/14 Petr Cech CHE 16
Wojciech Szczesny ARS 16
2014/15 Joe Hart MCI 14
2015/16 Petr Cech ARS 16
2016/17 Thibaut Courtois CHE 16
2017/18 David De Gea MUN 18
2018/19 Alisson LIV 21
2019/20 Ederson MCI 16
2020/21 Ederson MCI 19
2021/22 Alisson LIV 20.
Ederson MCI 20
2022/23 David De Gea MUN 17
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