Who was the best player of Matchweek 23?

We asked you to select from six contenders for the official Premier League Player of the Matchweek

Matchweek 23 of the 2025/26 Premier League season featured some outstanding individual performances.

We picked out six of the best and invited you to vote for your Premier League Player of the Matchweek.

You had until 12:00 GMT on Wednesday 28 January to cast your vote. The result will be announced later in the day.

Patrick Dorgu (Arsenal 2-3 Man Utd)

For the second successive Matchweek, Dorgu proved to be a key figure as Manchester United’s resurgence under Michael Carrick continued with a thrilling win over leaders Arsenal.

Having netted in the Manchester derby victory a week earlier, Denmark international Dorgu was on target again, as he struck a sensational volley, that went in via the woodwork, to give United the lead five minutes into the second half.

Watch Dorgu's Matchweek 23 highlights
Martin Dubravka (Burnley 2-2 Spurs)

Burnley goalkeeper Dubravka, who won October's Coca-Cola Save of the Month award, may have put himself in contention for this month's shortlist too with an incredible double save to deny Wilson Odobert's volley and Conor Gallagher's follow-up.

The 37-year-old also flung himself across at full stretch to claw away Mathys Tel's header - another of the nine saves he made to frustrate a Tottenham Hotspur attack that had 18 attempts at goal. 

Watch Dubravka's Matchweek 23 highlights
Estevao (Crystal Palace 1-3 Chelsea)

The Brazilian produced a fantastic individual display for Chelsea to help them earn a dominant London derby victory at Selhurst Park.

Pouncing on a defensive error by Palace, the 18-year-old fired Chelsea into the lead with a superb solo effort, his second goal in the Premier League.

Estevao was at the heart of all of Chelsea's best moments and it came as no surprise that he was involved in their second goal, playing in fellow countryman Joao Pedro to finish.

Watch Estevao's Matchweek 23 highlights
Mateus Fernandes (West Ham 3-1 Sunderland)

Having been urged to shoot more often by West Ham United captain Jarrod Bowen, Fernandes did just that with a sensational strike into the top left-hand corner of the Sunderland net to put his side 3-0 ahead.

The Portuguese midfielder enjoyed arguably one of his best performances in claret and blue, leading his team in touches (67) and tackles (five) too, while also rattling the underside of the crossbar as he came close to adding a second goal late on.

Watch Fernandes' Matchweek 23 highlights
Emiliano Martinez (Newcastle 0-2 Aston Villa)

"We needed the goalkeeper, today Emiliano Martinez was extraordinary," said Villa head coach Unai Emery after watching his No 1 impress between the sticks against Newcastle United.

The pick of Martinez’s saves was his incredible stop to deny Sandro Tonali from scoring a wonderful solo effort after just 35 seconds at St James’ Park.

It is his fifth clean sheet of the Premier League season and his first since November.

Watch Martinez's Matchweek 23 highlights
Antoine Semenyo (Man City 2-0 Wolves)

Semenyo continues to thrive since his move from AFC Bournemouth, netting his third goal for Manchester City and his first in the Premier League for them.

Having doubled City’s lead, the Ghanaian came close to scoring again, but his fierce drive struck the woodwork.

Watch Semenyo's Matchweek 23 highlights
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