Help resolve which of these EIGHT gamers wins the first Premier League award of the 2026/27 season
Eight gamers have been nominated for the August 2026 EA SPORTS Player of the Month award, and you’ll assist to resolve who wins.
You, the followers, have till 12:00 BST on Monday 7 September to vote for one participant from the shortlist beneath. Choose your winner on the EA SPORTS website.
The public votes can be mixed with these of a panel of soccer specialists and the Premier League captains to resolve the winner, who can be revealed on Friday 11 September.
Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal)
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Two assists in two matches could be robust numbers for a ahead, however left-back Calafiori has been as efficient defensively as he has been going ahead for Arsenal. The Gunners are but to concede this season – the defence permitting just one shot on course throughout video games in opposition to Coventry City and Aston Villa. Calafiori has been a torment on the overlap: his good low cross arrange Kai Havertz for Arsenal’s first objective of the season, and in opposition to Villa a cutback offered Bukayo Saka with a tap-in for the winner.
Rayan Cherki (Manchester City)
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Two targets and two assists positioned the attacking midfielder at the coronary heart of Manchester City’s good begin. Cherki got here off the bench with Man City trailing on the opening weekend in opposition to AFC Bournemouth and arrange two late targets to show the match round. Starting in opposition to Crystal Palace, he scored an exceptional solo objective – evading 4 defenders earlier than ending in the nook – then added a second with a crisp shot from 20 yards.
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
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A shocking efficiency in Manchester United’s thumping victory over Ipswich Town propelled Fernandes into Player of the Month rivalry. He scored a 28-minute hat-trick: drawing Man Utd degree simply earlier than half-time with an emphatic strike, calmly changing a penalty, then finishing his treble with a pointy contact and end. Not carried out but, Fernandes’ stunning lengthy go arrange Bryan Mbeumo for an additional.
Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
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Two match-winning targets in two video games was the good begin for the Chelsea playmaker. They included an excellent dribble and end in opposition to Brighton & Hove Albion and an intricate strike by Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno’s legs from a good angle. Palmer additionally clipped the ball by for Joao Pedro to attain inside a minute in opposition to the Cottagers. Palmer has been extraordinarily sharp, dovetailing brilliantly with Joao Pedro and new signing Morgan Rogers in Xabi Alonso’s assault.
Joao Pedro (Chelsea)
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The Brazilian ahead continued the place he left off final season with two dominant performances, scoring twice and establishing two match-winners in a rampant Chelsea entrance three. Joao Pedro set the tone for what was to return by scoring after solely 31 seconds in opposition to Fulham, flicking the ball brilliantly over Leno, then laid the ball off for Palmer to attain the decisive objective. Against former membership Brighton, he completed properly for Chelsea’s third objective, earlier than passing to Palmer as soon as once more for the match-winner.
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Mamadou Sangare (Brentford)
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Brentford’s new signing has been the driving power of their unbeaten begin. He arrange a objective in the 3-0 win in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur with an excellent one-two earlier than enjoying the ball throughout for Keane Lewis-Potter. The box-to-box midfielder has dominated the centre of the pitch, making 27 defensive contributions, together with 12 recoveries, six tackles and 5 interceptions. He has additionally received 12 duels and created 4 probabilities.
Konstantinos Tzolakis (Hull City)
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Eight pictures confronted and no targets conceded helped promoted Hull City to a 100 per cent win price after two video games. Tzolakis saved his cool dealing with a barrage of 21 pictures in Hull’s first match, making 5 saves as they shocked Man Utd, then adopted it with one other shutout in a good victory in opposition to fellow newly-promoted facet Coventry.
Yoane Wissa (Newcastle United)
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Wissa has demonstrated his versatility for Newcastle underneath new head coach Matthias Jaissle, impressing each as a No 10 and as a striker. He was Player of the Match in the draw in opposition to Liverpool – registering an help pretty much as good as a objective with a driving run from exterior his personal field deep into the opposition half earlier than passing to Joe Willock to attain. He adopted that with an excellent improvised end in the win in opposition to Spurs, acrobatically hooking the ball previous Antonin Kinsky.