Jordan Pickford claims Premier League Save of the Season award | OneFootball

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Jordan Pickford has won the Premier League's Save of the Season award for his late stop at Newcastle United in February.

The Everton goalkeeper ensured the Toffees escaped St James' Park with all three points after a fantastic stop to deny Sandro Tonali. Pickford reacted rapidly to turn Tonali's thumping volley onto the woodwork, a save which has now been recognised as the Premier League's finest for the 2025-26 campaign.

The 32-year-old's save had already earned Pickford February's Save of the Month award, a second monthly accolade of the campaign, and a record-breaking fourth overall.

Pickford has also broken new ground with his Save of the Season accolade. He becomes the first goalkeeper to have won the award on multiple occasions, having won the inaugraul prize in 2021-22 for a save against Chelsea.

Jordan Pickford calls Save of the Season winner his best-ever stop

After making this season's save against Newcastle, Pickford called the stop the best of his career.

"We talk about moments in games and Tonali has hit an absolute rocket but to be able to get my hand on that, I think it's my best-ever save," Pickford said after the match.

"Initially, I think it's a great clearance from Keano, a great header. But Tonali gets right through the ball and has just caught it absolutely sweet. I know it's not top corner, but my reaction time felt good."

Everton manager David Moyes also hailed the stop in the aftermath of the win in the North-East, calling it 'out of this world'.

“The biggest credit I could give the save would be to say that Sandro Tonali’s volley was textbook. Probably if he got it, he couldn’t do any better if he tried again. It was so good, technique, on target,” Moyes said at the time.

“It took a wonder save to make it happen, so great credit to Jordan, and I’ve got to say it was a brilliant volley by Tonali as well.

"I was laughing. I was gonna run on the pitch and celebrate a save again. Tonali couldn't have hit that any better, it was technically brilliant but the save was out of this world. Jordan played well today, helped us out a lot and his save was top notch."

Andy Meighan 5 Posted 29/05/2026 at 20:45:33

Moyes will never run on a pitch to celebrate us winning a trophy, will he?

Laughable, an article about a keeper making a save. Yes, great save... but, in the grand scheme of things, so what?

Mick O\\\'Malley 7 Posted 30/05/2026 at 09:11:26

Andy spot on, the best our players can hope for is save of the season, most interceptions etc, no cups or European football

My friend couldn't tell me the exact speed of the strike but he said this:

"Given the pure velocity of a sweet, full volley caught cleanly on the laces from the edge of the box, shots of that nature typically clock in anywhere between 70 to 80 mph (110 to 130 km/h).

"What makes Jordan Pickford’s Save of the Season winner so astonishing wasn't just the sheer power of the strike, but the reaction time required. Coming through a crowded penalty box in the 98th minute at St James' Park, Pickford had only mere milliseconds to react, get a strong hand to the ball, and miraculously deflect it onto the crossbar to preserve Everton's 3-2 win."

Dave Abrahams 9 Posted 30/05/2026 at 13:16:15

I tell you what, Michael, if that shot had gone in, Michael Keane would have won “The assist of the season award” with that brilliant cushioned header down to the edge of the penalty area.

Just perfect waiting for the boot of the Newcastle man to twat it home.