The 4 Arsenal players up for Player of the Month

Arsenal have nominated the four candidates for their September Player of the Month award, following four wins in five games for the team.

With Arsenal’s September fixtures at an end, the club have put up their four nominees for the September Player of the Month award.

Following Riccardo Calafiori’s win in August, four new candidates are in contention, with Bruno Guimaraes, David Raya, Ezri Konsa, and Martin Odegaard all nominated.

Voting is now open, but with only a day remaining to submit your preference before the outcome is decided.

Guimaraes was arguably the matchwinner against Sunderland, even if Bukayo Saka did add a second goal late in injury time. He was also rather controversially denied an assist in a positive League Cup performance against Ipswich Town, and helped Arsenal see out their win over Napoli.

Raya kept clean sheets against Napoli and Sunderland, notably saving a penalty in the Sunderland match. He also made some good stops in the Chelsea win at the start of the month.

Konsa was also impressive in that Chelsea clash, particularly given it was his first start for the Gunners. The defender then played the full 90 in the Napoli win, and he did well with a tough assignment against Sunderland, despite a wrongfully-awarded penalty against him.

Then Odegaard kicked off the month with goals against Chelsea and Napoli, as his excellent start to the new season continues. There are plenty of strong contenders to win the fan vote on this occasion.

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