clean sheet
noun
British
1
: a person's record (as from a school or a job) that shows no evidence of any problems, broken rules, etc. : a clean record
2
: a game in which the opposing team is prevented from scoring
The team's star goalie has had five clean sheets this season.
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Mason Mount and Benjamin Sesko each had first-half strikes against Sunderland, while 23-year-old keeper Senne Lammens had a three-save clean sheet in his debut.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Anders Dreyer and Amahl Pellegrino scored two goals apiece and goalkeeper CJ dos Santos notched his 10th clean sheet of the season.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Kahlina’s clean sheet wasn’t luck.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2025
Freshman Sofia Leno recorded her sixth clean sheet for Malden (10-4-1) in a 5-0 nonleague victory over Northeast.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Anders Dreyer and Amahl Pellegrino scored two goals apiece and goalkeeper CJ dos Santos notched his 10th clean sheet of the season.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Kahlina’s clean sheet wasn’t luck.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2025
Freshman Sofia Leno recorded her sixth clean sheet for Malden (10-4-1) in a 5-0 nonleague victory over Northeast.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Clean sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clean%20sheet. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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