Tottenham Hotspur midfielder James Maddison has been named the Premier League Player of the Month for August 2023.

Following his summer transfer from Leicester City, Maddison has settled in well at Spurs.

Shortly after his arrival, he was named one of Son Heung-min’s new vice-captains for the team. He also received Harry Kane’s number 10 shirt after Kane moved to Bayern Munich.

Early on in his Tottenham career under Ange Postecoglou, Maddison has shown promise. In their opening weekend 2-2 tie at Brentford, he contributed two assists, and a week later, he scored the first goal in a 2-0 triumph at Bournemouth.

Between those two games, the England international was instrumental in Spurs’ 2-0 victory over Manchester United at home.

Taiwo Awoniyi of Nottingham Forest, Jarrod Bowen of West Ham United, Bryan Mbeumo of Brentford, Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton & Hove Albion, and Rodri of Manchester City were the other players nominated for the August award.

What a start to life with @SpursOfficial! 🎯

Your @EASPORTSFC Player of the Month for August is @Madders10!#PLAwards pic.twitter.com/S5u3bhdcL8

— Premier League (@premierleague) September 15, 2023

Maddison’s triumph marks the 25th occasion someone from Tottenham has won the Premier League Player of the Month award.

While his on-pitch performances have been superb, Maddison has also quickly won over the Spurs faithful with comments about his desire to join the club.

“I could just see myself playing for Tottenham, I could just see myself in that team, in that kit, in that stadium. It just fitted well for me,” he said in a recent interview.

“They’ve always had…that sort of midfielder who wants to be creative, entertain the fans and be a personality.”

Maddison and Tottenham return to Premier League action on Saturday with the visit of Sheffield United.

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The Premier League has announced the six nominees for the Player of the Month award for August 2023.

The club season resumed last month, with three rounds of Premier League activity in August, followed by another at the start of September before the international break.

Here are the nominees.

Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest)

• Appearances: 3
• Goals: 3

After settling back into life in England slowly, Taiwo Awoniyi is now firmly established as one of the Premier League’s most difficult attackers to control.

The Nigerian player helped Nottingham Forest avoid relegation by scoring 10 goals in 27 league games at the end of the 2022–23 season, and he’s off to a strong start this time around.

Awoniyi scored in each of Forest’s three Premier League games in August, even in close losses against Manchester United and Arsenal on the road.

Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United)

• Appearances: 3
• Goals: 2
• Assists: 1

Many predicted West Ham United would fight relegation this season after they lost club captain Declan Rice to Arsenal and were unable to find a replacement for him quickly.

But with David Moyes still in charge, the Hammers are revitalized, and they have already won some games this season.

Jarrod Bowen was instrumental in their winning streak over Brighton & Hove Albion and drew against Bournemouth in August. He also provided an assist in the latter game.

The @PremierLeague #POTM has returned.

Decide who deserves to be crowned the winner. Vote now: https://t.co/p5a7hHYUWi pic.twitter.com/QsCDRFZ1Xh

— EA SPORTS FC (@EASPORTSFC) September 7, 2023

James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur)

• Appearances: 3
• Goals: 1
• Assists: 2

Upon his arrival at Tottenham Hotspur, new signing James Maddison revealed a telling quote from incoming head coach Ange Postecoglou that helped persuade him to join the club.

“He said one thing to me on the call, I hope he won’t mind me saying this, but he said, ‘whether you come or not, you’re going to see a completely different Spurs team under me’, and that kind of stuck with me that he said that. I thought ‘wow there’s that same self belief that I’ve got in myself’,” Maddison revealed in June.

Spurs have been outstanding early in the season, with Maddison grabbing three goal contributions in August.

Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford)

• Appearances: 3
• Goals: 3

Many people questioned how Brentford would cope without their talisman as Ivan Toney wouldn’t return until January.

Bryan Mbeumo has successfully entered the intense limelight. The forward from Cameroon put an end to the Bees’ undefeated August with three goals, including a brace against rival Fulham in west London.

Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton & Hove Albion)

• Appearances: 3
• Goals: 1
• Assists: 2

Over the summer, there were predictions that Kaoru Mitoma would be a one-season wonder and a passing fad.

The international from Japan swiftly put his critics to rest with an amazing August that included a potential season-best goal on the road at Wolves.

Rodri (Manchester City)

• Appearances: 3
• Goals: 2
• Assists: 1

After scoring the game-winning goal against Inter in the Champions League final in June, Rodri has cemented his place as a fan favourite at Manchester City.

The midfielder has continued to display his Midas touch in the new campaign, scoring spectacular goals in wins at Burnley and Sheffield United.

Here are the nominees for @EASPORTSFC Player of the Month… 🥁

🌳 @taiwoawoniyi18
⚒️ @_JarrodBowen
⚪️ @Madders10
🐝 @BMbeumo19
🌊 @kaoru_mitoma
🔵 Rodri#PLAwards | 🗳️ https://t.co/z9toFkGBoP pic.twitter.com/aCwp0SzX3B

— Premier League (@premierleague) September 7, 2023

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According to reports, Everton are set to sack Frank Lampard as their manager after Saturday’s 2-0 defeat to West Ham.

The Toffees lost for the ninth time in their last 12 games, falling to the bottom of the Premier League standings thanks to two goals from Jarrod Bowen.

Despite having 68% of the ball against a struggling West Ham team, Lampard’s team once again failed to create clear-cut chances, which proved to be their undoing in the capital.

“I can’t comment. It’s not my decision,” was the strange response from Everton owner Farhad Moshiri in the aftermath of the game, when asked whether or not Lampard would continue as the club’s manager.

But we understand that the club are ready to end Lampard’s reign after less than a year in charge.

Among the candidates for the position are Sean Dyche, Wayne Rooney, Duncan Ferguson, Nuno Espirito Santo, and former Valencia manager Marcelino.

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However, it’s thought that the Toffees, who are attempting to extend their 69-year stay in England’s top division, are still considering all of their options.

After parting ways with Burnley in April of last year, Dyche has been out of the game for nine months, while Rooney is currently managing D.C. United in the MLS, a team he played for briefly.

Ferguson, on the other hand, served as the first team coach at Everton for a number of seasons and even acted as interim manager after Marco Silva and Rafa Benitez were fired.

Before to Lampard’s arrival at Goodison Park, Nuno, the former manager of Wolves and Tottenham, was mentioned as a prospective hire. Despite currently working for the Saudi Arabian team Al-Ittihad, Nuno is once again being considered.

The 48-year-old led Wolves to back-to-back seventh-place finishes in the Premier League after winning promotion in 2018 and even led the club to a Europa League quarter-final appearance in 2020.

Marcelino most recently managed Athletic Club for 18 months and has also been in charge of Sevilla and Villarreal.

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Gareth Southgate has named his 23-man squad for England’s match against Germany at Wembley Stadium on Monday night, which excludes Liverpool and Manchester City stars.

In the biggest and perhaps most controversial omission, Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has not been included for what is the Three Lions’ last game before November’s World Cup.

Jack Grealish of Manchester City has also been excluded, though this is due to a suspension after receiving his second yellow card of the Nations League season during the loss to Italy last Friday.

AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori, Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse and West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen are the other names to have failed to make the cut.

It was anticipated that Southgate would use the Germany match to try out more inexperienced players given that England had already been demoted from the top division of the Nations League after collecting just one point in five games and failing to score from open play in any of them.

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However, this does not appear to be the case, with Alexander-Arnold now in serious danger of missing out on a place on the plane to Qatar.

The 23-year-old right-back hasn’t played for England frequently under Southgate because Kyle Walker of Manchester City, Kieran Trippier of Newcastle, and Reece James of Chelsea are ahead of him in the lineup.

Tomori’s omission has also drawn criticism, given how well the 24-year-old has performed since moving from Chelsea to Milan last year, and the struggles of more established England centre-backs like Manchester United’s Harry Maguire.

Brentford striker Ivan Toney, who was previously left out of the squad to face Italy, is one player who has been added to the squad to face Germany and could earn his first international cap.

After an incredible start to the season in which he has scored five goals and provided three assists in just eight games for the Bees, the 26-year-old was called up to England for the first time ever for the September international break.

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