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Battle for Championship golden glove and where Sheffield United and Huddersfield pair rank

Wes Foderingham's latest clean sheet has seen him close the gap on Huddersfield Town keeper Lee Nicholls in the race for the Championship golden glove award. The Huddersfield Town stopper has 18 to his name so far this season, just one ahead of the Blades keeper and Bournemouth's Mark Travers on 17.

Nicholls would have had a much clearer advantage had it not been for a 97th-minute consolation by Barnsley in the Terriers ' 2-1 win last time out, while Travers has an advantage over his two rivals with the Cherries having four games still to play - two more than Foderingham and Nicholls.

It's certainly going to be an exciting finish to the season for the trio, whose sides are all pushing for promotion to the Premier League. Nicholls was recently named in the Championship team of the season, while Foderingham's stats make for really impressive reading.

Foderingham has played only 30 matches compared to Nicholls' 42 and Travers' 41 and has conceded only 22 goals - 18 fewer than current clean sheet leader Nicholls and 14 less than Travers. Indeed, Foderingham's clean sheet percentage is a staggering 56.7%, way clear of any keeper who has made double-figure appearances.

Having not secured the number one spot at Sheffield United until November, it's been a remarkable campaign for Foderingham and he accepts it would be a 'fantastic achievement'. However, promotion is the only thing on his mind right now.

"It's a possibility, obviously," Foderingham told Yorkshire Live. "It's something that would be a fantastic achievement but I cannot say it is something that is at the front of my mind.

"I will happily take conceding in every game and us getting into the Premier League over me winning the golden glove.

"If it happens, it

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