by Staff Writer
Friday, 6th February 2026
West Ham have a hand in all three major Premier League "of the month" competitions for January - "Goal", "Player" and "Save".
Mateus Fernandes has been nominated for the Goal of the Month award for January for his stunning striker against Sunderland. The Portuguese midfielder scored two minutes before the half time interval with a 27-year effort to put West Ham into an unassailable position in their recent league clash with the Black Cats.
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest), Harrison Reed (Fulham v Liverpool), Joao Palhinha (AFC Bournemouth v Spurs), Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton v AFC Bournemouth), Patrick Dorgu (Arsenal v Man Utd), Matheus Cunha (Arsenal v Man Utd) and Junior Kroupi (Wolves v Bournemouth) are the other seven nominees for January.
Elsewhere Crysencio Summerville is one of the nominees for this month's Player of the Month award. The fleet-footed winger scored in the last four matches of January - against Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham, Sunderland and Chelsea - to stake his claim for the award.
The former Leeds United man is nominated along with Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea), Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth), Igor Thiago (Brentford), Harry Wilson (Fulham) and Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
And finally, Alphonse Areola received his nomination for a fantastic stop during the 3-0 defeat at Wolves on 3 January. The French custodian is one of six 'keepers up for this month's award, alongside Jordan Pickford (Everton v Wolves and Aston Villa v Everton), Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth v Spurs), Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest v Arsenal) and
Senne Lammens (Arsenal v Man Utd).
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