The top goalkeeper news stories from February 1st to February 8th 2026.
Mads Hermansen keeps clean sheet in vital Hammers win
West Ham travelled to Burnley last weekend in a game of great importance for both team's survival hopes. The Hammers made the perfect start as they were 2-0 up within 26 minutes thanks to goals from Crysencio Summerville and Valentin Castellanos. West Ham, now three points from safety, hung on to their two-goal margin as goalkeeper Mads Hermansen - recently back in the team - made five saves and secured his side’s first clean sheet since August. A fantastic away day for the Dane and his teammates.
Arsenal sign Barbora Votikova on loan
Arsenal Women’s have signed Barbora Votikova on loan from Slavia Prague for the remainder of the season. Votikova has played six games for Slavia Prague and made eleven appearances for fierce rivals of Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur. Votikova will offer squad depth in the goalkeeping department as Arsenal have a congested period of fixtures, which span across three competitions for the next few weeks.
Vicario prevents further Tottenham trauma
Tottenham Hotspur made the journey to Old Trafford on Saturday for their lunch time kick off against high-flying Manchester United. Spurs were looking for their first league win of the calendar year, with fans' patience with Thomas Frank has been rapidly wearing thing. Tottenham started the game well, with Xavi Simons pulling the strings, but Cristian Romero was shown a red card on the half hour mark.
Manchester United then started to dictate the game and took the lead through Bryan Mbuemo. Guglielmo Vicario managed to make eight saves during the game, including a one-on-one denial of Amad Diallo. The game ultimately ended 2-0 but if it wasn’t for Vicario, Thomas Frank’s job could have been under even more scrutiny than it already is.
Leeds eye up James Trafford move
Despite Leeds United's pretty solid season so far, currently sitting six points above the relegation zone, the goalkeeper spot has left continuous questions mark. Lucas Perri and Karl Darlow have both failed to secure the number one spot when given the chance and Illan Meslier has been phased out the squad after big mistakes last season. As a result, Leeds are looking to potentially purchase Manchester City goalkeeper, James Trafford, in the summer window if they were to maintain their Premier League status and avoid the drop.
