Premier League announces six-player shortlist for eighth-round award

The Premier League has named six players in contention for its eighth-round Player of the Week award.

The nominees are Gabriel dos Santos of Arsenal, Ronald Araujo of Liverpool, Nicolas Jackson of Aston Villa, Oscar Bobb of Fulham, Ryan of Bournemouth and Mateus Fernandes of Tottenham.

The announcement follows a round in which Arsenal moved level with Manchester City on 21 points at the top of the Premier League. Manchester City remain ahead of Arsenal on goal difference and other tie-break criteria.

The next round of the English top flight begins on Saturday, 31 October.