After picking the ball out of his net several times in a 4-0 drubbing at Southampton two days earlier, Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech celebrated a record on Monday by keeping his 170th Premier League clean sheet.
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The CzechRepublic stopper surpassed the 169 blanks set by former England international David James as Arsenal beat Bournemouth 2-0 to go top of the table.
Cech, 33, joined the club in the close season following a trophy-laden career across London at Chelsea and his performances have helped Arsene Wenger's side climb to the summit.
"I think he can be very proud of that because it is a remarkable achievement and people once again don’t realise how much commitment is behind that, the focus and consistency in his attitude," Wenger told reporters.
"On top of that he is a remarkably gifted goalkeeper. The consistency is the most difficult to achieve."
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