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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Frei finished off his fifth clean sheet of the season for Seattle (7-4-5).
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Apress, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
Goalkeeper Pedro Gallese kept his seventh clean sheet of the season, tying with Minnesota United keeper Dayne St. Clair for the league lead.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
Update: With last week’s shutout of St. Louis, goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair was credited with his seventh clean sheet of the season.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
That may have been an indicator that performances like this one — with the clean sheet — were coming.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2025
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Apress, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
Goalkeeper Pedro Gallese kept his seventh clean sheet of the season, tying with Minnesota United keeper Dayne St. Clair for the league lead.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
Update: With last week’s shutout of St. Louis, goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair was credited with his seventh clean sheet of the season.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
That may have been an indicator that performances like this one — with the clean sheet — were coming.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2025
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“Clean sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clean%20sheet. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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