Loan Report: Whitworth and Goodman lead six-player clean sheet haul

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10 Mar 2025

Clean sheets are the flavour of the week for our loanees, with no fewer than six players keeping a clean sheet over the weekend and midweek action.

Joe Whitworth and his Exeter City side recorded back-to-back clean sheets this week - firstly on Tuesday night in a 0-0 draw away at Reading, and then in a 2-0 win against Shrewsbury on Saturday afternoon.

The young shot-stopper made five saves in total across both of those games to secure much-needed points for the Grecians and brought his tally of clean sheets for the season up to a remarkable 13 - bringing him up to fourth place in the League One rankings.

Fellow goalkeeper Owen Goodman has also been in great form for AFC Wimbledon in League Two, keeping his 19th clean sheet of the campaign on Saturday in a 2-0 win over Notts County.

He only had a single save to make during this clash between the two promotion-chasing sides, but it was an incredible one that went off his face and onto the crossbar. This was a return to winning ways for Goodman, as they narrowly lost out 1-0 to Morecambe in midweek.

Owen Goodman also featured in Loan Life, our new Palace TV series where we go behind the scenes and follow our loanees in action as they gain valuable experience at their various clubs. Click HERE to watch now!

First-team loanee Jeffrey Schlupp helped Celtic on their way to the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup and kept a clean sheet in the process, playing as a left-back, in their 2-0 win over Hibernian on the weekend.

Centre-back Chris Francis also kept a clean sheet for Dagenham & Redbridge during their midweek 0-0 draw against Aldershot Town. He played the full match at the Recreation Ground, and once again on the weekend against table-topping Barnet - where he came close to keeping another clean sheet, though the Daggers conceded in the 93rd minute.

The fifth clean sheet for Palace’s loanees came from Seán Grehan, with the centre-back helping his side to a 3-0 win over Waterford. He also featured against top-of-the-table Drogheda United on Monday, though Bohs narrowly lost out 1-0.

Tayo Adaramola played 77 minutes for Bradford City in midweek and not only did he keep a clean sheet in their 3-0 win against Cheltenham Town, he also managed to assist the opening goal of the game.

He and his side narrowly lost out 1-0 to Gillingham on the weekend, where he played the full 90 minutes. Watch his assist from 0:30 in the video below!

Jemiah Umolu earned more minutes off the bench for Port Vale both in their midweek 0-0 draw against Harrogate Town and in their 1-1 draw with Fleetwood on Saturday.

The same applies to Rob Holding and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, who both came off the bench for Sheffield United in their 1-0 win over Preston North End.

Midfielder Jack Wells-Morrison came off the bench for Solihull Moors at half-time in their 1-1 draw with Sutton United in midweek, while only managing to play the first 45 minutes in their 2-1 win against Ebbsfleet United.

Minutes off the bench also came for Jadan Raymond at Queens Park in their Scottish Cup tie against Aberdeen. The midfielder came on at the start of the second-half, though the Spiders were knocked out in a 4-1 defeat.

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