David Raya's crucial fingertip stop for Arsenal against Brighton & Hove Albion has been voted the Coca-Cola Save of the Month for December 2025.
Watch: Raya's Save of the Month v Brighton
Raya has earned the award for the third time in his career after previously doing so for Arsenal against Aston Villa in August 2024 and versus Manchester United in March 2025. He has the joint-most wins, alongside Jordan Pickford and Andre Onana, since the award's introduction at the start of the 2022/23 season.
Most Coca-Cola Save of the Month winners
| Player | Total |
|---|---|
| Andre Onana, Jordan Pickford, David Raya | 3 |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga, Martin Dubravka, Nick Pope, Aaron Ramsdale, Robert Sanchez | 2 |
Arsenal had taken a seemingly commanding lead against the Seagulls courtesy of a Martin Odegaard strike and a Georginio Rutter own goal, but Diego Gomez's goal after half-time gave Brighton renewed hope.
Fabian Hurzeler's side pushed for an equaliser and came closest to getting one in the 76th minute when Yankuba Minteh curled an effort towards the top corner. Unfortunately, for the Gambian winger, Raya was equal to it, flinging to his right to divert the shot over the bar.
Raya has excelled since joining Arsenal from Brentford in the summer of 2023, winning consecutive Golden Glove awards in his first two full seasons. The Spain international currently leads that chart again with 10 clean sheets, two more than any other goalkeeper in the division.
He was nominated twice for December's Coca-Cola Save of the Month, with another intervention against his former club Brentford making the shortlist.
Raya wins December's award after votes from the public were combined with those of a panel of experts, topping a shortlist of four goalkeepers who made superb saves across the month.
2025/26 Coca-Cola Save of the Month winners
August: James Trafford (Man City)
September: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Man City)
October: Martin Dubravka (Burnley)
November: Jordan Pickford (Everton)
December: David Raya (Arsenal)