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**Premier League Announces Shortlist for 2024/25 EA SPORTS Player of the Season**

**London, UK –** The Premier League has unveiled its shortlist of eight nominees for the prestigious 2024/25 EA SPORTS Player of the Season award, recognizing the outstanding contributions of players across the league. Fan voting is now open until 12:00 BST on Monday, May 19th, via the EA SPORTS website, with public votes combined with a panel of football experts to determine the winner, announced next week.

The nominees represent a diverse range of talent and include players from title-winning Liverpool, European hopefuls Nottingham Forest and Newcastle, plus Arsenal and Brentford

The shortlisted players are:

* **Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest):** The dynamic midfielder orchestrated Nottingham Forest’s successful season, contributing 6 goals and 8 assists while dominating both ends of the pitch, leading the team to European qualification.
* **Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool):** The midfield anchor of champions Liverpool has been instrumental in their title-winning campaign, providing 4 assists. He led the league with 185 possessions won from opponents and also tallied 57 interceptions.
* **Alexander Isak (Newcastle United):** The prolific Swedish striker has enjoyed a stellar season, bagging 23 goals (second highest in the league) and 6 assists, propelling Newcastle towards a top-five finish and ending their trophy drought in the EFL Cup.
* **Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford):** Mbeumo’s remarkable campaign saw him reach 25 direct goal involvements, thanks to 18 goals and 7 assists.
* **Declan Rice (Arsenal):** The Arsenal midfielder proved pivotal for the Gunners, inspiring them to a semi final Champions League spot. He scored 3 goals and 7 assists, whilst maintaining the best tackle stats in the team.
* **Mohamed Salah (Liverpool):** Salah produced a record-breaking season, topping the charts with 28 goals and 18 assists. Salah is just one goal or assist away from matching the all-time record for most goal involvements in a single campaign.
* **Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool):** The commanding center-back captained Liverpool to the title, contributing to 14 clean sheets, winning 162 duels, and making 2,814 passes.
* **Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest):** At 33, Wood is enjoying a career-best season, scoring 20 goals with a league-leading 31.75% conversion rate.

Fans are encouraged to cast their votes and help determine who will be crowned the 2024/25 EA SPORTS Player of the Season.

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