West Ham United's Alphonse Areola has won his first Castrol Premier League Save of the Month award after taking the October 2023 prize for a superb stop from Aston Villa's Douglas Luiz.
The score was 0-0 after 11 minutes at Villa Park when West Ham goalkeeper Areola dived full-length to his left to tip over a powerful long-range strike by the Brazilian.
A more than worthy winner! 🧤
— Castrol (@Castrol) November 10, 2023
Alphonse Areola is the Castrol @premierleague Save of the Month winner for October... pic.twitter.com/imX55RX6BT
Another superb save by Areola, this time from Everton's Abdoulaye Doucoure, was also shortlisted for the award.
He is both the first Frenchman and the first West Ham goalkeeper to win the honour.
Areola topped a shortlist featuring five other sensational saves by goalkeepers across the month.
2023/24 Save of the Month winners
August: Alisson
September: Robert Sanchez
Also in this series
Part 1: Donley wins PL2 Player of the Month for October
Part 2: Salah equals Rooney and Van Persie with EA SPORTS Player award
Part 3:Â Hat-trick as Postecoglou wins Barclays Manager of the Month
Part 4: Ghoddos becomes second Iranian to win Budweiser Goal of the Month