Petr Cech voted best ever goalkeeper in English Premier League

Petr Cech

Chelsea legend, Petr Cech was voted the best ever goal keeper to grace the English game by the Premierleague.com readers. The Czech international amassed 46% of the votes, pipping former Manchester United beasts Peter Schmeichel and Edwin van der Saar who finished second and third respectively.

Petr Cech was pitted against some of the greats of yesteryears including Englishman David Seaman of Arsenal, Fabian Barthez of Manchester United and ever present Shay Given and Mark Schwarzer who still play their trade in the Barclays Premier league.

Below are the stats which might prove why Petr Cech is worthy of the title.

CLEAN SHEETS :

Although David James is ahead of Petr Cech in the clean sheets department, the Englishman has played over 250 games more than the Czech. The Chelsea keeper has a magnificent record of close to one clean sheet ever two games, more than any other keeper on the list.

SAVE PERCENTAGE :

Below is another graphic which is testament to the fact that Petr Cech is up there with the top. He has the highest save % in the Premier League amidst very distinguished company.

The 31-year old is still going strong with quite a few years ahead of him, and few would refute the fact that he is one of the best goal keepers to have set foot in the competitive English game.