Shortlists for December’s monthly awards

The shortlists for the EA SPORTS Player, Barclays Manager, Budweiser Goal and Castrol Save of the Month awards for December 2023 have been revealed.

You, the fans, had until 12:00 GMT on Monday 8 January to vote for your favourite. 

December EA SPORTS Player shortlist

Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
P6 W4 D2 L0 G1 A2 CS3
Liverpool’s right-back-turned-midfielder set the tone for a memorable December by scoring a sensational late winner in the Reds' 4-3 comeback win over Fulham. He went unbeaten during a month that included matches against Manchester United and Arsenal, producing three goal involvements, three clean sheets, and creating the joint-most chances of any player in December.

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Matheus Cunha (Wolves)
P7 W4 D1 L2 G3 A3
Cunha was directly involved in six goals in seven appearances as Wolverhampton Wanderers won four of their seven matches. He scored or assisted in all but two of his outings across the month.

Mohammed Kudus (West Ham)
P6 W4 D1 L1 G4 A0
West Ham's flying winger scored four times in December, helping to inspire victories over Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Man Utd and Wolves as the Hammers moved into the top six.

Michael Olise (Crystal Palace)
P7 W1 D3 L3 G4 A1
A stunning return from injury for the tricky winger, who scored or assisted five goals in a tough month for Crystal Palace, who won only one of their seven matches.

Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
P6 W3 D0 L3 G4 A2
The Chelsea star scored four goals and set up a further two, ending the month with three goal involvements in one match to inspire a 3-2 win at Luton Town.

Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth)
P6 W4 D1 L1 G2 A1 CS3
A fantastic month for the defender, who contributed at both ends of the pitch. The Argentinian scored two goals and assisted one, and helped Bournemouth keep three clean sheets as they lost only one of six matches.

Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth)
P6 W4 D1 L1 G6 A0
December’s top scorer netted six goals to move only two off the top of the 2023/24 leading scorers’ chart. His goals included a first senior hat-trick to inspire a late win at Nottingham Forest.

Son Heung-min (Spurs)
P7 W4 D1 L2 G4 A4
Son’s eight goal involvements were a league-high total in December as he captained an injury-hit Spurs team to four wins, keeping them in touch with the teams at the top. 

2023/24 Player award winners

August: James Maddison (Spurs)
September: Son Heung-min (Spurs)
October: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
November: Harry Maguire (Man Utd)

December Barclays Manager shortlist

Unai Emery (Aston Villa)
P7 W4 D2 L1 GD+3
Emery's Villa underlined their title credentials, losing only one of seven matches and earning back-to-back wins against Manchester City and Arsenal - keeping clean sheets in both victories - to go second in the table. 

Andoni Iraola (Bournemouth)
P6 W4 D1 L1 GD+7
It was a memorable month for AFC Bournemouth, who scored two or more goals in five of their six matches. Standout results were a late, turnaround win at Nottingham Forest, and a thumping 3-0 win over Manchester United, their first ever victory at Old Trafford.

Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool)
P6 W4 D2 L0 GD+6
Klopp's Liverpool ended the year top of the table following an unbeaten month in which they claimed four wins and two draws, opening with a thrilling 4-3 comeback win against Fulham and finishing December by beating Burnley 2-0 at Turf Moor. 

David Moyes (West Ham)
P6 W4 D1 L1 GD+3
Moyes led West Ham United to four wins from their six matches, including a memorable 2-1 derby success at Tottenham Hotspur, plus impressive back-to-back victories over Man Utd and Arsenal, finishing the year sixth in the table.

2023/24 Manager award winners

August: Ange Postecoglou (Spurs)
September: Ange Postecoglou (Spurs)
October: Ange Postecoglou (Spurs)
November: Erik ten Hag (Man Utd)

December Budweiser Goal shortlist

Martin Odegaard (Arsenal 2-1 Wolves)
Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool 4-3 Fulham)
Wataru Endo (Liverpool 4-3 Fulham)
James McAtee (Sheff Utd 1-0 Brentford)
Harry Wilson (Fulham 5-0 West Ham)
Danny Welbeck (Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton)
Pervis Estupinan (Brighton 4-2 Spurs)
Cole Palmer (Luton 2-3 Chelsea)*
*Second goal of the match

2023/24 Budweiser Goal winners

August: Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton)
September: Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd)
October: Saman Ghoddos (Brentford)
November: Alejandro Garnacho (Man Utd)

December Castrol Save shortlist

Wes Foderingham (Sheff Utd 0-2 Liverpool)
Alisson (Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool)
Dean Henderson (Man City 2-2 Crystal Palace)
Jordan Pickford (Spurs 2-1 Everton)
Guglielmo Vicario (Brighton 4-2 Spurs)
Djordje Petrovic (Luton 2-3 Chelsea)

2023/24 Castrol Save winners

August: Alisson (Liverpool)
September: Robert Sanchez (Chelsea)
October: Alphonse Areola (West Ham)
November: Thomas Kaminski (Luton)