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Petr late than never: Cech finally notches 200th EPL clean sheet in win

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Good things come to those who wait.

Just ask Arsenal shot-stopper Petr Cech, who on Sunday against Watford finally registered his 200th Premier League clean sheet, extending the English top-flight record he set in December 2015.

And it was a fitting route for Cech, who stopped his first penalty with Arsenal, denying Hornets forward Troy Deeney in the 62nd minute to end a stretch of 15 consecutive converted penalties. It was Cech's first penalty save since February 2011 when he was with Chelsea.

Rank Player Clean Sheets Appearances
1 Petr Cech 200 432
2 David James 169 572
3 Mark Schwarzer 151 514
4 David Seaman 140 344
5 Nigel Martyn 137 372
6 Pepe Reina 134 285
T7 Edwin van der Sar 132 313
T7 Tim Howard 132 399
T7 Brad Friedel 132 450
10 Peter Schmeichel 128 310

It was the first spotless display since the towering Czech denied Newcastle United on Dec. 16 at the Emirates, kickstarting a stretch of 11 matches during which Cech conceded on 21 goals.

Shkodran Mustafi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Henrikh Mkhitaryan all scored as Arsenal dominated proceedings days after a crucial 2-0 Europa League win at AC Milan. With the 3-0 victory, Arsenal avoids losing a fourth consecutive league match for the first time in Arsene Wenger's two-decades-plus tenure with the club.

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