Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya showed his quality again this season, picking up the Premier League Golden Glove award for a second consecutive campaign.
The shot-stopper was ever-present for the Gunners, having truly cemented himself as a quality option for Mikel Arteta.
Arteta claimed his move for Raya was unpopular, but one that has since paid off in every sense, with his role seeming untouchable.
Despite conceding at Southampton, the Arsenal man picked up yet another Golden Glove award to add to his own personal collection.
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David Raya credits Arsenal teammates and staff for Golden Glove award
David Raya was in a race with Nottingham Forest’s Matz Sels to secure the Golden Glove award, which is handed out to the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets in the Premier League.
The pair were tied for the award, with Sels conceding first on the afternoon to Chelsea, putting the Arsenal goalkeeper in pole position to win the award.
However, just moments later, Southampton scored a goal of their own from a set-piece to ensure the award would be tied.
Sels and Raya shared the award, with the Spaniard now winning it back-to-back and proving his quality at the same time.
Speaking to Arsenal’s club media after receiving the trophy, he said: “It’s a great achievement for myself, for the team,
“I think doing it two seasons in a row is an incredible achievement from everyone.
“Thanks to my teammates, the staff, for being able to achieve this, but it’s a collective one, it’s not just myself.”
It means Raya becomes the first Arsenal goalkeeper to win consecutive Golden Gloves.
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Every Arsenal Golden Glove winner
Arsenal have now won the Golden Glove award four times, with three different goalkeepers picking up the trophy.
Raya has won two of those, with the 2023/24 campaign and the 2024/25 season bringing about plenty of clean sheets.
Before him, there was Petr Cech, who managed to pick it up in 2015/16 with his 16 clean sheets at Arsenal.
While the Czech Republic international won it four times in his career, he never managed back-to-back Golden Glove awards.
Before him, there was Wojciech Szczesny, who was the first Arsenal goalkeeper to pick up the award in 2013/14.
The 16 clean sheets he managed put him level with Petr Cech at Chelsea, with the pair sharing the award.
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