The winners of the EA SPORTS Player, Barclays Manager, Guinness Goal and Coca-Cola Save of the Month awards have been revealed.
Calvert-Lewin wins first EA SPORTS Player of the Month award for six years
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has been voted the EA SPORTS Player of the Month for December 2025, the first time he has won the award since the 2020/21 season.
The 28-year-old has also become Leeds United's first winner of the Premier League Player of the Month award since Rio Ferdinand in October 2001.
Calvert-Lewin was in inspired form for Leeds over the festive period, scoring in all five of his appearances and netting six times in total.
Watch: Calvert-Lewin's December highlights
He was integral to his team's unbeaten run in December, producing goals in wins against Chelsea and Crystal Palace (two) and providing crucial equalisers against both Brentford and Sunderland.
His penalty also helped to instigate a thrilling comeback in the 3-3 draw with Liverpool.
This is the second time that Calvert-Lewin has won the award having previously done so September 2020 after scoring five times in three matches for previous club Everton.
He is the first player from a promoted club to claim the prize since Teemu Pukki in August 2019, for Daniel Farke's Norwich City, who is now Calvert-Lewin's head coach at Leeds.
Calvert-Lewin's golden run
After managing one goal in his opening 10 appearances of the campaign, Calvert-Lewin's purple patch began at the end of November when he was on target in a spirited 3-2 loss to Manchester City.
That strike evidently provided a confidence boost for the England international, despite the defeat. Calvert-Lewin followed it with a clinching goal in a 3-1 victory over Chelsea at Elland Road at the start of December, after Pedro Neto had given the visitors a lifeline.
A few days later, Calvert-Lewin scored at home again via the penalty spot to prompt a late flurry against Liverpool. The Premier League champions looked on course for three points but Leeds recovered from 2-0 and then 3-2 down to draw in dramatic fashion courtesy of Ao Tanaka's goal in the sixth minute of added time.
Calvert-Lewin earned Leeds another point in their next fixture away at Brentford with a towering header eight minutes from the end cancelling out Jordan Henderson's opener.
Leeds' No 9 continued his hot streak with a brace in a 4-1 win against Crystal Palace just before Christmas, both clinical close-range finishes in the first half.
He rounded off an electric month with another important equaliser against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light after Simon Adingra had put the hosts in front.
That flurry of goals has lifted Calvert-Lewin into fourth in the Coca-Cola Golden Boot standings, behind only Erling Haaland (20), Igor Thiago (16) and Antoine Semenyo (10).
Calvert-Lewin topped an eight-man shortlist, which included fellow strikers Haaland, Ollie Watkins and Hugo Ekitike, after the public's votes on the EA SPORTS website were combined with those of a panel of football experts.
Emery named Barclays Manager of the Month
Unai Emery has been named the Barclays Manager of the Month for December, winning the award for the third time.
He steered Aston Villa to an impressive five wins from six games to close out 2025, with that form propelling the Villans firmly into Premier League title contention.
Watch: Emery's brilliant December
Villa's impressive month
Villa began the month by edging past Brighton & Hove Albion in a seven-goal thriller on the south coast, with Ollie Watkins scoring twice in a 4-3 win.
They followed that up with an impressive 2-1 victory over Arsenal, with Emiliano Buendia's winner in the fifth minute of added time sparking jubilant scenes at Villa Park.
Villa continued their habit of winning by a single goal in their next three matches, beating West Ham United 3-2, before edging out Manchester United and Chelsea with consecutive 2-1 scorelines.
A 4-1 defeat to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on 30 December brought an abrupt end to Villa's eight-game winning sequence in the Premier League, but they have recovered well from that setback by taking four points from a possible six since the New Year to consolidate third place.
This is Emery's first Manager of the Month award since 2023 when he won it twice: in April and December.
He is one of five Villa managers or head coaches to be named Barclays Manager of the Month, while only Martin O'Neill (with four) has won it more times for the club than Emery's total of three.
Every Aston Villa Barclays Manager of the Month winner
| Manager | Total |
|---|---|
| Martin O'Neill | 4 |
| Unai Emery | 3 |
| John Gregory | 2 |
| Brian Little, Dean Smith | 1 |
Emery topped a four-man shortlist also featuring Mikel Arteta (Arsenal), Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) and Daniel Farke (Leeds United) after votes from fans were combined with those of a panel of experts.
Wilson wins Guinness Goal of the Month for the second time
Harry Wilson's superb strike with the outside of his boot for Fulham against Crystal Palace has been voted December 2025's Guinness Goal of the Month.
It is the second time that the Welshman has won the award with his first coming in November 2024 for Fulham against Brentford.
Watch: Wilson's Guinness Goal of the Month v Crystal Palace
In a league of his own
Wilson is the fifth Fulham player to receive the award but the first to do so on multiple occasions. Jean Michael Seri and Andre Schurrle both won it during the 2018/19 campaign, with each scoring stunners against Burnley six months apart.
Ola Aina produced the standout goal in November 2020 with an unstoppable left-footed drive from distance against West Bromwich Albion, while Willian's curler against Nottingham Forest earned the Brazilian the February 2023 prize.
Among Welsh players to have won the award, Wilson's second success sees him move above Aaron Ramsey and David Brooks, who claimed their successes in October 2018 and January 2025, respectively.
How Wilson scored
Wilson's award-winning goal drew Fulham level against their London rivals, before they slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Craven Cottage.
Palace were powerless to stop Fulham's goal, though, with Wilson playing a smooth one-two with Raul Jimenez before bending an unstoppable first-time finish from just inside the area past Dean Henderson.
The pinpoint execution was proof of Wilson's surging confidence this campaign. The 28-year-old has already enjoyed his most productive Premier League season, registering seven goals and four assists in 20 appearances.
His strike topped a shortlist of eight November goals following votes from the public and a panel of experts.
Raya equals record for Coca-Cola Save of the Month award
David Raya's crucial fingertip stop for Arsenal against Brighton & Hove Albion has been voted the Coca-Cola Save of the Month for December 2025.
Watch: Raya's Save of the Month v Brighton
Raya has earned the award for the third time in his career after previously doing so for Arsenal against Aston Villa in August 2024 and versus Manchester United in March 2025. He has the joint-most wins, alongside Jordan Pickford and Andre Onana, since the award's introduction at the start of the 2022/23 season.
Most Coca-Cola Save of the Month winners
| Player | Total |
|---|---|
| Andre Onana, Jordan Pickford, David Raya | 3 |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga, Martin Dubravka, Nick Pope, Aaron Ramsdale, Robert Sanchez | 2 |
Arsenal had taken a seemingly commanding lead against the Seagulls courtesy of a Martin Odegaard strike and a Georginio Rutter own goal, but Diego Gomez's goal after half-time gave Brighton renewed hope.
Fabian Hurzeler's side pushed for an equaliser and came closest to getting one in the 76th minute when Yankuba Minteh curled an effort towards the top corner. Unfortunately, for the Gambian winger, Raya was equal to it, flinging to his right to divert the shot over the bar.
Raya has excelled since joining Arsenal from Brentford in the summer of 2023, winning consecutive Golden Glove awards in his first two full seasons. The Spain international currently leads that chart again with 10 clean sheets, two more than any other goalkeeper in the division.
He was nominated twice for December's Coca-Cola Save of the Month, with another intervention against his former club Brentford making the shortlist.
Raya wins December's award after votes from the public were combined with those of a panel of experts, topping a shortlist of four goalkeepers who made superb saves across the month.