Daniel Ballard News: Eight clearances in clean sheet

Ballard recorded one shot (zero on goal) in Sunday's 1-0 victory over Newcastle United.

Ballard secured his third clean sheet while leading the team with eight clearances, extending his streak of at least two clearances in all 11 of his starts. He also added one tackle and one interception, and came close to scoring with a header from Granit Xhaka's cross that went over the bar.