Newcastle goalkeeper Karl Darlow has made the most Premier League saves this season – but who tops the all-time stopper chart?

For second campaign running, it is a Magpies goalkeeper who is busiest between the posts

PREMIER LEAGUE MOST SAVES 2020/21 SEASON: =10) Alex McCarthy (Southampton) 21 saves in 8 games. AP

=10) Bernd Leno (Arsenal) 21 saves in 8 games. Getty

=6) Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City) 22 saves in 8 games. AFP

=6) Nick Pope (Burnley) 22 saves in 7 games. AP

=6) Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa) 22 saves in 7 games. Getty

=6) Vicente Guaita (Crystal Palace) 22 saves in 8 games. EPA

5) Illan Meslier (Leeds United) 23 saves in 8 games. AP

4) Alphonse Areola (Fulham) 29 saves in 7 games. EPA

3) Sam Johnstone (West Bromwich Albion) 32 saves in 8 games. EPA

2) Aaron Ramsdale (Sheffield United) 34 saves in 8 games. Reuters

1) Karl Darlow (Newcastle United) 39 saves in 8 games. AP

ALL-TIME MOST PREMIER LEAGUE SAVES: 10) Brad Friedel (Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur) 771 saves in 450 games. Getty

9) Robert Green (Norwich City, West Ham United, Queens Park Rangers) 795 saves in 267 games.

8) Lukasz Fabianski (Arsenal, Swansea City, West Ham United) 823 saves in 251 games) Reuters

7) Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough, Fulham, Chelsea, Leicester City) 836 saves in 514 games. EPA

6) David de Gea (Manchester United) 881 saves in 319 games. Reuters

5) Jussi Jaaskelainen (Bolton Wanderers, West Ham United) 902 saves in 436 games. AFP

4) Joe Hart (Manchester City, Birmingham City, West Ham United, Burnley) 941 saves in 340 games. Reuters

3) Tim Howard (Manchester United, Everton) 992 saves in 399 games. Getty

2) Petr Cech (Chelsea, Arsenal) 1,005 saves in 443 games. Reuters

1) Ben Foster (Manchester United, Watford, West Bromwich Albion). 1,178 saves in 364 games. Getty

If you are hoping for an easy life as a Premier League goalkeeper, best not take over the gloves at Newcastle United.

Last season, the Magpies player between the sticks was Slovakian stopper Martin Dubravka and he was forced into making 140 saves from his 38 games that were crucial in securing 13th spot – and top-flight survival – for Steve Bruce's side.

That was eight saves more than his nearest rivals; Tim Krul at Norwich and Bournemouth's Aaron Ramsdale, who both saw their clubs relegated.

Injury has meant Dubravka has been missing for most of this campaign, with Karl Darlow deputising. But while the name might have changed on the teamsheet, the heavy workload has not.

Darlow has made 39 saves from eight games, five clear of nearest rival Ramsdale, who joined Sheffield United in the summer, and seven ahead of West Bromwich Albion's Sam Johnstone in third.

In the picture gallery above, we take a look at who has made the most saves this season and then the Premier League's all-time top shot stoppers. To view the next image, click on the arrows or just swipe.