clean sheet

British  

noun

1. sport an instance of conceding no goals or points in a match or competition (esp in the phrase keep a clean sheet )

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Example Sentences

The Blues are now without a clean sheet in any of their past 12 league games - it is only the second time they have had as long a run in the competition.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

A first home defeat in his 11-game tenure, one victory in four games, no clean sheet in five, a potential central defensive crisis and boos ringing in his ears at half-time.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The U.S., which hasn’t posted a clean sheet since September, has become an error-prone mess on defense, with Pochettino’s wide, attack-minded approach revealing a structural fragility that has left the Americans’ thin back line exposed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The clean sheet was Raya and Arsenal's seventh in the Champions League this season - the most of any goalkeeper and any side in the competition.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

One clean sheet under my wrist and a pen in my fingers, I pour it all out to Philbert instead: the music, the dancing, the snap of my rag.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz