Salah, De Bruyne, Saka: Premier League Player of Season contenders ranked

The eight nominees for the Premier League Player of the Season award were announced last week.

Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and Joao Cancelo feature, as do Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Bukayo Saka has been nominated after a brilliant season with Arsenal, as has Tottenham’s Heung-min Son.

Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) and James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) have also made the shortlist.

Fans, have until 18:00 BST on Monday 16 May to vote for their favourite.

The votes of the public will be combined with those of the 20 club captains and a panel of football experts.

The eight players have all had incredible seasons but there can only be one winner.

We’ve ranked the right contenders into categories based on their chances of being crowned Premier League Player of the Season.

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)

No disrespect to either player, who have been brilliant for their sides this season.

Saka has directly contributed to 19 Premier League goals and is a real reason why Arsenal are real contenders for the top four.

Ward-Prowse, meanwhile, has dazzled for Southampton, scoring nine times and assisting five goals from midfield.

But neither have a real chance of being crowned Premier League Player of the Season.

Saka has been nominated for the Premier League Young Player of the Season award and he has a much, much better chance of winning that.

Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United)

Bowen’s progress this season has been quite remarkable.

In the 2020/21 season, he contributed directly to 14 Premier League goals. In 2021/22, he’s directly contributed to 29 Premier League goals (12 goals, 17 assists), with a game to go.

Unfortunately, we can’t see him winning the prize, but if he continues on his