Mikel Arteta, Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber are among nine nominees for different awards at the upcoming London Football Awards
10:00, 11 Feb 2026Updated 10:19, 11 Feb 2026
Declan Rice poses with his award for Premier League Player of the Year attends The London Football Awards
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Declan Rice poses with his award for Premier League Player of the Year attends The London Football Awards(Image: Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for London Football Awards)
Arsenal are a dominant force once again at the 2026 London Football Awards set to take place next month. A season which saw the Gunners finish with a runners-up spot in the Premier League for a third season running and two cup semi-finals in the Carabao Cup and UEFA Champions League saw plenty of huge performances.
Declan Rice is being recognised once again after picking up the Premier League Player of the Year award in 2024. He could win the accolade for the third time, after winning it when at West Ham in 2022.
He is up against fellow teammate Jurrien Timber, along with Fulham’s Harry Wilson, Brentford’s Igor Thiago, and Chelsea’s Moises Caicedo. The Ecuador international will want to build on Cole Palmer’s success in the same category in last year’s awards.
The women’s team also have huge representation. Alessia Russo, Emily Fox and Kim Little MBE have all been nominated, with Chelsea’s Keira Walsh and Spurs’ Olivia Holdt completing the five nominations.
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Mikel Arteta has again been nominated for Manager of the Year, and David Raya, who won the award last year, is again up for Goalkeeper of the Year.
Additionally, both Eberechi Eze and Lotte Wubben-Moy are nominated in the men’s and women’s categories, respectively, for the PFA Player in the Community Champion.
The London Football Awards are organised by Willow, a national charity that provides special experiences for seriously ill young adults aged 16 to 40, with proceeds from the event helping to create more memory-making opportunities.
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Arsenal will be hoping to sweep the ceremony with many awards while also looking ahead to lifting major silverware across the four competitions they remain in. Top of the Premier League, into the final of the Carabao Cup, into the fourth round of the FA Cup and after finishing top of the league phase with eight wins from eight, into the last-16 of the Champions League.
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