October's monthly awards winners shortlists

The shortlists for October 2023's EA SPORTS Player, Barclays Manager, Budweiser Goal and Castrol Save of the Month awards have been revealed.

You, the fans, had until 12:00 GMT on Monday 6 November to cast your votes and help decide who wins each award.

The public votes are combined with those of a panel of football experts, while the EA SPORTS award also factors in the votes of captains of each Premier League club. 

The winners will be announced in the week after the shortlists are announced.

EA SPORTS Player shortlist

Douglas Luiz​ (Aston Villa)​
P3 W2 D1 L0​ G2 A1​
The Brazilian midfielder was a key figure as Aston Villa took seven points from three matches. He struck twice in a 4-1 win over West Ham, becoming the first Villa player to score in six straight Premier League home matches, and he then set up the opening goal in the 3-1 win over Luton Town.

Bryan Mbeumo​ (Brentford)​
P4 W2 D1 L1​ G2 A2​
Mbeumo produced a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win over Burnley, and then did the same in a 2-0 victory at Chelsea, helping Brentford become the first Premier League team to win their first three trips to Stamford Bridge.

Pedro Neto​ (Wolves)​
P3 W1 D2 L0​ G0 A3​
Neto set up a goal in all three of Wolves' October matches, taking his tally to a league-leading seven assists this season. His creativity helped Wolves go unbeaten during the month, beating AFC Bournemouth 2-1 and drawing with Villa and Newcastle.

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Declan Rice​ (Arsenal)​
P3 W2 D1 L0​ G1 A1​
A linchpin in Arsenal's midfield, the summer signing played a key role in the 1-0 win over Manchester City, while his long-range goal at Chelsea was the catalyst for a comeback from 2-0 down. He then set up the opener in the 5-0 triumph against Sheffield United.  

Cristian Romero​ (Spurs​)
P3 W3 D0 L0​ G0 A0 CS2​
Romero led the way as the league leaders defended a 1-0 lead at Luton with 10 men, before contributing to another clean sheet in a 2-0 win over Fulham. He made 141 passes in the 2-1 win over Crystal Palace, the most on record by a Spurs player in a Premier League match.

Mohamed Salah​ (Liverpool)​
P3 W2 D1 L0​ G5 A0​
Salah is nominated for a second month in a row after scoring in all three of his matches, with five goals in total. He scored both Liverpool goals in a 2-2 draw with Brighton, and in the 2-0 win over Everton, before netting in the 3-0 success against Nottingham Forest. 

2023/24 EA SPORTS Player winners

August: James Maddison (Spurs)
September: Son Heung-min (Spurs)

Barclays Manager shortlist

Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
P3 W2 D1 L0 GD+6
Arteta outwitted his old master Pep Guardiola as Arsenal beat Manchester City in a battle of last season's top two, with three of his substitutes combining for the winning goal. He then oversaw an impressive 2-2 comeback draw at Chelsea before his team achieved a 5-0 victory over of Sheffield United.

Unai Emery (Aston Villa)
P3 W2 D1 L0 GD+5
Victories over West Ham United and Luton Town extended Villa's home winning run to 12 matches, after a 1-1 draw at Wolves, leaving Emery's side fifth in the table.

Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool)
P3 W2 D1 L0 GD+5
Klopp's Liverpool are in the top four after 2-0 and 3-0 wins over Everton and Nottingham Forest respectively, following a 2-2 draw with Brighton.

Ange Postecoglou (Spurs)
P3 W3 D0 L0 GD+4
The only manager to win all of his October matches, Postecoglou is aiming for a third monthly award in a row, a feat no manager has achieved at the start of their Premier League career, after victories over Luton, Fulham and Crystal Palace kept his side top and continued their best start to a Premier League season.

2023/24 Barclays Manager winners

August: Ange Postecoglou (Spurs)
September: Ange Postecoglou (Spurs)

Budweiser Goal shortlist

Jacob Bruun Larsen (Luton 1-2 Burnley)
Jack Harrison (Everton 3-0 Bournemouth)
Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford 3-0 Burnley)
Saman Ghoddos (Brentford 3-0 Burnley)
Diogo Dalot (Sheff Utd 1-2 Man Utd)
Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal 5-0 Sheff Utd)*
Philip Billing (Bournemouth 2-1 Burnley)
Hwang Hee-chan (Wolves 2-2 Newcastle)
*third goal of the match

2023/24 Budweiser Goal winners

August: Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton)
September: Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd)

Castrol Save shortlist

Alisson (Brighton 2-2 Liverpool)
Wes Foderingham (Sheff Utd 1-2 Man Utd)
Alphonse Areola (Aston Villa 4-1 West Ham)
Guglielmo Vicario (Spurs 2-0 Fulham)
Thomas Kaminski (Aston Villa 3-1 Luton)
Alphonse Areola (West Ham 0-1 Everton)

2023/24 Castrol Save winners

August: Alisson (Liverpool)
September: Robert Sanchez (Chelsea)