Eight players have been nominated for the EA SPORTS Player of the Month for December. We look at each candidate.
Gary Cahill
P6 W6 D0 L0
Goals 1 Clean sheets 4
Centre-back Gary Cahill was ever-present as Chelsea claimed four clean sheets from their six victories in December to storm six points clear as Premier League leaders by the turn of the year.
Cahill was a pivotal part of a Blues defence that went from strength to strength, conceding only three goals in more than 540 minutes of Premier League action across the month.
He also weighed in at the other end of the pitch, scoring the opener in a 4-2 home win over Stoke City on New Year’s Eve, his second goal of the season.
"We just have to focus on the job we are doing," Cahill told Chelsea's website recently. "We are getting this run and this success at the moment from hard work and everyone chipping in with their part in the game. That is the mentality we should have, that should not change."
See: How the Premier League awards work
The EA SPORTS Player of the Month award is decided by a combination of a public vote via premierleague.com, counting for 10%, and those from a panel of Premier League experts and current club captains.
The vote will close at 23.59 GMT on Monday, 9 January and the winner will be announced on Friday, 13 January.
