Six stars of October were nominated for the EA SPORTS Player of the Month award.
Premier League fans had their say by voting for their favourite on the EA SPORTS website.
See: Vardy voted October EA SPORTS Player of the Month
The votes of the public were combined with those of the 20 club captains plus a panel of football experts.
EA SPORTS Player of the Month shortlist
Jack Grealish (AVL)
P3 W2 D0 L1 G2 A1
Aston Villa’s captain was instrumental in two wins for the promoted side, scoring in a 5-1 victory at Norwich City and getting a goal and an assist in a 2-1 success over Brighton & Hove Albion.
Ilkay Gundogan (MCI)
P3 W2 D0 L1 G1 A0
The German impressed in the reigning champions’ midfield, with a 94 per cent passing accuracy across the three matches and a goal in the 3-0 win versus Villa.
Dean Henderson (SHU)
P3 W1 D2 L0 CS2
Sheffield United’s No 1 kept two clean sheets, including in a 1-0 triumph over Arsenal, and produced eight saves as the Blades stayed unbeaten in October.
Youri Tielemans (LEI)
P3 W2 D0 L1 G2 A1
The Belgian midfielder scored a superb winner against Burnley and produced a goal and an assist in Leicester City’s record 9-0 victory at Southampton.
Jamie Vardy (LEI)
P3 W2 D0 L1 G4 A0
Vardy also found the net against Burnley and scored a hat-trick at St Mary’s Stadium to lead the Golden Boot race with nine goals in the campaign.
Willian (CHE)
P3 W3 D0 L0 G1 A2
The Brazilian winger played all but 20 minutes of Chelsea’s three October wins, providing an assist against Southampton before scoring once and setting up another goal at Burnley.