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Nick Pope hailed as the best goalkeeper in the world by his team-mate

Bruno Guimaraes hailed Nick Pope as the best goalkeeper in the world after a 10th clean sheet in a row.
Frenkie Tran
By: Frenkie Tran

Bruno Guimaraes after Nick Pope kept a tenth clean sheet in a row during 1-0 Carabao Cup semi-final win at Southampton: "I'd like to say thank you to Nick Pope – he has been brilliant for us. He is the best goalkeeper in the world"

Nick Pope was praised by his teammate as the finest goalie in the world

Bruno Guimaraes hailed Nick Pope as the best goalkeeper in the world after a 10th clean sheet in a row helped Newcastle to a 1-0 win over Southampton. This latest clean sheet helped Newcastle on their way to carrying a slight advantage heading into the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final with the Saints.

Pope hasn't been beaten since November 6 - 79 days ago - when Romain Perraud scored a late consolation for Southampton in the 4-1 defeat to Eddie Howe's men. That is a run of 10 games and 901 minutes where Pope hasn't been beaten with the only goals Newcastle conceded during that period coming in the 2-1 FA Cup defeat at Sheffield Wednesday when Martin Dubravka replaced Pope in goal.


Bruno Guimaraes hailed Nick Pope as the best goalkeeper in the world after a 10th clean sheet in a row

It's an unprecedented run of clean sheets as since August 2012 (when Opta started tracking the data) there are no other instances of a goalkeeper with a Premier League side keeping a clean sheet in 10 straight games in all competitions. Pope has been called on to make 20 saves in those 10 matches, including three at St Mary's - the pick of which was to deny Che Adams when he raced through on goal.

In total, Pope has kept 16 clean sheets in all competitions for Newcastle, with only Leyton Orient's Lawrence Vigouroux managing more (17) among 'keepers for English league sides this season.

Newcastle midfielder Guimaraes, who won the player of the match award in 1-0 win, said: "I'd like to say thank you to Nick Pope - he has been brilliant for us. He is the best goalkeeper in the world." Pope said himself: "We look really solid at the back. The boys work so hard to make that happen."

Howe: Pope has been outstanding

Newcastle boss Howe, who snapped up Pope from Burnley for just £10m this summer, was enthused over his goalkeeper, praising his ability to stand up at key moments in matches.

Howe said: "The two saves he made were big moments in the game. Adams' one-vs-one was at a huge time in the game where the crowd was getting into the game and they were getting on top, and Nick stood up and made a great save, and then made one shortly after as well.


Howe: Pope has been outstanding

"He's been outstanding for us this year and the defense has played very well the majority of the time in front of him, but whenever he's needed he's produced the goods for us."

Southampton boss Nathan Jones called Pope the best goalkeeper in the Premier League: "There isn't a better goalkeeper in the league, in terms of what you need to be a goalkeeper, using your hands, he's categorically the best in the league."

Fans struggle to comprehend Joelinton's incredible close-range miss of the season

Newcastle striker Joelinton was left red-faced after missing an open goal in his side's 1-0 win over Southampton in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-finals.  And fans on Twitter are clearly struggling to understand how the Brazilian managed to miss, with the goal at his mercy from six yards out. The Magpies star had already had one goal overruled for a contentious handball call, before missing from point-blank range, although he later got the only goal of the game from a similar range.  


Fans struggle to comprehend Joelinton's incredible close-range miss of the season

The Brazilian was at the heart of the action for his side, who secured a slender lead for the return leg at St. James' Park next Tuesday, with the Magpies now just 90 minutes from a first cup final since 1999.  But viewers on social media were still unable to get their heads around his howler - although he did later manage to get on the scoresheet, with many speculating that it might go down as the worst miss of the season. 

The forward has notably improved under Eddie Howe after a difficult start to life at St. James' Park, and has flourished in a more deep-lying role. However, he has only managed four goals and three assists in 24 games across all competitions for the Magpies in 2022-23. 

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Frenkie Tran
Written by: Frenkie Tran
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