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Arsenal star surprisingly not named on six-man shortlist for PFA award

1 month ago

The shortlist for the 2024 PFA Players' Player of the Year award has been released and there was one surprising omission.

The nominees and the winner of this award are selected by professional players in England.

Rice came second in the vote for the FWA Footballer of the Year award, selected by journalists, after playing in all 38 of Arsenal's Premier League matches last season.

Manchester City stars Erling Haaland (left) and Phil Foden (right) have both been nominated for the 2024 PFA Players' Player of the Year award

The England midfielder scored seven league goals for the Gunners and also produced eight assists.

The 2024 PFA Players' Player of the Year winner will be revealed on August 20.

Three of the past four winners have been Man City players. Haaland won it in the 2022-23 season after scoring a record-breaking 36 Premier League goals.

Kevin De Bruyne had earlier picked up the gong in both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 campaigns, but Liverpool's Mo Salah topped the vote at the end of the 2021-22 season. 

Haaland scored 27 Premier League goals last season to win the Golden Boot for the second year running.

Palmer came second on the list of top scorers with 22 goals, ahead of Newcastle's Alexander Isak with 21. Watkins, Foden and Dominic Solanke netted 19 each. 

Source: dailymail.co.uk

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