The shortlists for the 2025/26 EA SPORTS Player, Barclays Manager and Premier League Young Player of the Season awards have been revealed, and fans can cast their votes until 18 May.
Six of the Premier League’s best managers of 2025/26 have been nominated for the Barclays Manager of the Season award. Keith Andrews, Mikel Arteta, Michael Carrick, Pep Guardiola, Andoni Iraola and Regis Le Bris are the candidates.
Eight players have been nominated for the EA SPORTS Player of the Season award for 2025/26. Three players from Arsenal – Gabriel, David Raya and Declan Rice – have been nominated, along with Manchester City duo Erling Haaland and Antoine Semenyo, plus Brentford’s Igor Thiago, Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes, and Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White.
Eight players who were aged 21 or under at the start of the season have been shortlisted for Premier League Young Player of the Season. Rayan Cherki of Manchester City, West Ham’s Matheus Fernandes, Newcastle defender Lewis Hall, Brentford’s throw-in specialist Michael Kayode, Junior Kroupi and Alex Scott of Bournemouth, Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo and Carabao Cup final hero Nico O’Reilly.
