Michael Kenrick 21/03/2026 4comments  |  Jump to last

Jordan Pickford had an extra reason to celebrate after Saturday's tremendous performance against Chelsea: it was his 100th clean sheet for Everton.

Pickford had to produce another world-class reaction save at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, getting across his goal to anticipate the strike from Enzo Fernandez that was the closest Chelsea would come to scoring against the otherwise resolute Everton defence.  

For all Everton’s early dominance, the match could have taken a very different path were it not for a moment of world-class goalkeeping in the 36th minute. With the Blues leading 1-0 thanks to Beto’s opener, a Chelsea corner caused chaos in the six-yard box. The ball fell invitingly for Enzo Fernández, who unleashed a goal-bound, acrobatic volley from point-blank range.

Pickford, showing the lightning reflexes that have made him England’s mainstay, had seen the danger and anticipated the shot, moving his body accroos goal just in time to somehow tip the ball over the bar. It was a crucial moment in ensuring the 100th clean sheet and stifling any hope of a Chelsea resurgence before it could even begin.

This achievement puts him fifth from top on the list of his predecessors, behind Ted Sagar (120), Tim Howard (133), Gordon West (155) and Neville Southall (269)

 
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John Pendleton
1 Posted 22/03/2026 at 13:38:03
Well done, Jordan.

Any stat fan know how many games it took each keeper to reach 100 clean sheets?

Philip Devlin
2 Posted 22/03/2026 at 15:15:51
Wouldn't mind being round the Pickford's gaff today after the North-East derby.

What a weekend for him.

David West
3 Posted 22/03/2026 at 23:06:49
Surely he will go on to better Sagar’s 120 clean sheets.

I think he is only now coming to his peak, he looks to be getting better by the game.

We will need him against Resl Madrid next season! 🤪

Michael Kenrick
4 Posted 23/03/2026 at 14:23:13
Chase the Wolf

Reflecting on his 81 England caps, Pickford told The Mirror: “It's good to have a good crop of English goalkeepers, it's great for them to push me and it's about me pushing myself even more. If I'm up there and I want to push up, then they've got to chase the wolf.

“It's about doing everything I can at Everton; the work I put in on the training pitch, if I'm doing gym sessions, putting the performances in, it gives me that platform to be the best for England, and it's something I've done for years.

"I've never just been happy, I've always wanted to push myself to be the best, and I feel like that's what I am and that's what I want to keep doing. My ambition is just to keep pushing myself even higher and keep putting that England shirt on with pride.”

Asked how he deals with critics, Pickford said: “It's about just being mentally strong. Everyone knows what I've done for England in the shirt, the only thing I've not done is win a trophy, so that's the aim in the summer.”

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