Sky Sports today revealed contenders for the first PFA Fans’ Player of the Month awards of the season as they left the battle to the fans to pick their selection.
“Our expert panel has produced the shortlist of contenders but it’s you, the fans, who will be able to decide where the award goes by voting for the player you think deserves it the most,” the company announced on its website.
According to their official statement, one voting fan in each division, who is a resident in the United Kingdom (UK) or Ireland, “will win the chance to meet and present the award to each PFA Fans’ Player of the Month”.
The panel includes Sky Sports football pundits Paul Merson, Ian Holloway and Peter Beagrie. The trio will be joined by Mike Riley, general manager of the Professional Game Match Officials, and Malcolm Clarke, chairman of the Football Supporters Federation.
“Voting will start this week for each individual league, starting with the Premier League on Tuesday. The Sky Bet Championship vote will take place on Wednesday with the Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two votes taking place on Thursday and Friday respectively,” read the statement.
Players in contention to win the first awards of the season
Premier League
Curtis Davies (Hull City),
Diego Costa (Chelsea)
Etienne Capoue (Watford)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Michail Antonio (West Ham)
Sadio Mane (Liverpool)
Sky Bet Championship
Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town)
Conor Hourihane (Barnsley)
Jacob Murphy (Norwich City)
Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United)
Scott Hogan (Brentford)
Tammy Abraham (Bristol City)
Sky Bet League One
Alex Jones (Port Vale)
David Ball (Fleetwood Town)
Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers)
Josh Morris (Scunthorpe United)
Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers)
Steve Morison (Millwall)
Sky Bet League Two
Alex Kiwomya (Crewe Alexandra)
Brennan Dickenson (Colchester United)
Danny Hylton (Luton Town)
Graham Carey (Plymouth Argyle)
James Coppinger (Doncaster Rovers)
Omar Bogle (Grimsby Town)
The winners of each vote will be announced at 10am the following morning to each respective vote.