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Chelsea and Brentford dominate Arsenal and Tottenham in the 2020 London Football Awards shortlists

Chelsea dominate the shortlists for the London Football Awards 2020 with Tammy Abraham, Jorginho and head coach Frank Lampard among the nominees.

Abraham heads the Premier League Player of the Year category alongside team-mate Jorginho with after scoring 15 goals in all competitions during a breakthrough season at Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Gary Cahill of Crystal Palace and Tottenham’s Heung-Min Son complete the line-up.

Abraham is also nominated for Young Player of the Year with Chelsea duo Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori shortlisted. The trio all made their England debuts this season and will compete for the award against Gabriel Martinelli of Arsenal and Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo.

Lampard faces competition for Manager of the Year from his Chelsea Women’s counterpart Emma Hayes, whose team are currently unbeaten in the Women’s Super League, Brentford’s Thomas Frank, Roy Hodgson of Crystal Palace and Arsenal Women’s Joe Montemurro.

Vivianne Miedema leads the Women’s Player of the Year nominations after another prolific campaign for Arsenal, scoring 14 goals in the WSL. Chelsea are again heavily represented, however, with Beth England, Erin Cuthbert and Magdalena Erikson all shortlisted with Arsenal’s Beth Mead completing the line-up.

The winners will be announced on 5 March at a prestigious awards evening staged at Camden’s Roundhouse. Les Ferdinand has already been confirmed as the winner of Outstanding Contribution to London Football.

Here is the full list of nominees for the 2020 London Football Awards...

Premier League Player of the Year

Gary Cahill Crystal Palace
Heung-min Son Tottenham
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arsenal
Jorginho Chelsea
Tammy Abraham Chelsea

Manager of the Year

Emma Hayes Chelsea Women
Frank Lampard Chelsea
Joe Montemurro Arsenal Women
Roy Hodgson Crystal Palace
Thomas Frank Brentford

EFL Player of the Year

Aleksandar Mitrovic Fulham
Bryan Mbeumo Brentford
Jed Wallace Millwall
Ollie Watkins Brentford
Said Benrahma Brentford

Goalkeeper of the Year

Ben Foster Watford
Bernd Leno Arsenal
David Raya Brentford
​Lukasz Fabianski West Ham
Vicente Guaita Crystal Palace

Women’s Player of the Year

Beth England Chelsea Women
Beth Mead Arsenal Women
Erin Cuthbert Chelsea Women
Magdalena Erikson Chelsea Women
Vivianne Miedema Arsenal Women

Young Player of Year (under-21)

Bryan Mbeumo Brentford
Fikayo Tomori Chelsea
Gabriel Martinelli Arsenal
Mason Mount Chelsea
Tammy Abraham Chelsea

Goal of the Season

Heung-min Son Tottenham vs Burnley (December 7, 2019)
Jordan Ayew Crystal Palace vs West Ham (December, 26 2019)
N'Golo Kante Chelsea vs Liverpool (September 22, 2019)
Sebastien Haller West Ham vs Bournemouth (January 1, 2020)
Sophie Ingle Arsenal Women vs Chelsea Women (January 19, 2020)

Community Project of the Year

AFC Wimbledon Foundation Active Womble Phippsbridge Summer Scheme
Palace for Life Foundation Divert Programme
West Ham United Foundation Any Old Irons

The FA ‘For All’ Award

Amateur FA London Unity League
Middlesex FA Really Real
Surrey FA Inclusive Level 1 Coaching Courses
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Click here for more information about the London Football Awards.

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