David Raya & Matz Sels confirmed as joint Golden Glove winners but Arsenal No.1’s joy contrasts with despair for Nottingham Forest goalkeeper after failed Champions League qualification bid..
Arsenal’s David Raya and Nottingham Forest’s Matz Sels have become joint winners of the Premier League’s Golden Glove award with 13 clean sheets each.
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Raya & Sels vying for Golden Glove award
Both kept 13 clean sheets in Premier League
Two keepers end up sharing 2024-25 honour
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WHAT HAPPENED?
Heading into the final Premier League round of fixtures on Sunday, both Sels and Raya had kept 13 clean sheets apiece this season. But with both Forest and Arsenal conceding against Chelsea and Southampton, respectively, the two stoppers shared the award for the 2024-25 campaign.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Raya has maintained his reputation as a top keeper in world football, 12 months after winning the 2023-24 Golden Glove, where he kept 16 clean sheets for Arsenal. And Sels has been a huge part of Forest’s success this season, transforming them from relegation candidates to European football qualifiers. However, their lofty goal of qualifying for next season’s Champions League has just fallen short after their loss to Chelsea.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Forest signed Belgian international Sels from Strasbourg on February 1, 2024, and since then, he has been a revelation for the Tricky Trees. Incidentally, the 33-year-old became the first ever Forest player to win a Premier League monthly award following his save against Liverpool in March 2024.
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WHAT NEXT?
Now that Raya’s Arsenal and Sels’ Forest have finished the Premier League season in second and seventh, respectively, both players can enjoy their summer breaks.
Red Devils keeper Matz Sels wins the Premier League Golden Glove Award….
The Nottingham Forest goalkeeper recorded 13 clean sheets this season, winning the award alongside Arsenal’s David Raya. The former Gent and Anderlecht man has enjoyed a stellar season, helping his side finish 7th and achieve continental football for the first time since 1995/96. Sels moved to England in February, 2024, for a fee of £5million from French club Strasbourg. A run of four clean sheets in a row over the Christmas period was Sels’ best form of the season, as Forest defied all expectations and climbed up to third in the table.
The 33-year-old has made nine caps for De Rode Duivels and has been called up by Rudi Garcia ahead of their 2026 World Cup qualifiers. According to FotMob, Sels has made 120 saves and prevented 4.53 goals this campaign. He has become the first winner of this award that is not part of the traditional ‘big six’ since the award’s inception in 2004/05. As a result of Sels’ positive contribution, Forest will enter the qualifying rounds of the Europa Conference League.
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