A gob shield for a shield support and a method for producing such a gob shield. The gob shield having a cover plate, two cap connecting joints for connecting the gob shield to a roof cap, and side plate pairs having respectively two side plates with bolt receptacles for the fastening of links of a link mechanism to the gob shield. In order to simplify the production of the gob shield, each cap connecting joint is a component part of a separately producible elongate assembly, which, by a rear end, can be welded in place in the interspace between the side plates of a side plate pair before this master assembly comprising assembly and side plate pair is welded to the cover plate.