Son Heung-min achieved the 300th game and 120th goal of his EPL career in the 36th round of EPL 2023-24 against Liverpool held at Anfield on the 6th. Photo = SNS Tottenham
Son Heung-min (Tottenham) was left out of the candidates for the English Premier League (EPL) Player of the Year Award.
The EPL Secretariat announced the nominees for Player of the Year, Manager of the Year, and Young Player Awards on its website on the 9th (local time). Player of the Year candidates include Phil Foden, Erling Holland (Manchester City), Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice (Arsenal), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), and Alexander Issa in a total of 8 people, including Newcastle.
Son Heung-min recorded outstanding individual results this season with 17 league goals and 9 assists, but was omitted from the nominations for the Player of the Year award.
Tottenham are currently in 5th place in the league and relatively behind players from teams competing for the championship. A large number of players from the top four teams, Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Aston Villa, took part.
Also, although not a top tier team, Cole Palmer is second in scoring with 21 goals, and Alexander Isaac is third in this category with 20 goals, ahead of Son Heung-min in a personal record.
Young Player Award nominees include Haaland, Foden, Palmer, and Isak, who were also nominated for Player of the Year, along with Kobe Mainu (Manchester United), Bukayo Saka, William Saliba (Arsenal), and Destiny Udogi (Tottenham It). spread it.
The nominees for the Best Manager Award were Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta, Aston Villa’s Unai Emery, Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola, Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola, and Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp.
The top EPL winners are determined by combining expert votes and fan votes. The winner will be announced on the 18th.
Reporter Eun-kyung Lee kyong@edaily.co.kr
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