Rangers duo Jack Butland and James Tavernier have been nominated for the PFA Scotland Scottish Premiership Participant of the Yr award together with Celtic’s Matt O’Riley and Lawrence Shankland of Hearts.
Butland has began each Scottish Premiership recreation since becoming a member of from Crystal Palace final summer time.
The 31-year-old’s type has seen him tipped for an England recall, having saved a clear sheet in 18 of his 34 league video games however the goalkeeper faces competitors from his captain and 2021 winner, Tavernier.
He has additionally began each top-flight match this season and is Rangers’ prime scorer. The proper-back has 17 league targets and 9 assists to his title as he makes an attempt to maintain Rangers’ title hopes alive.
Midfielder O’Riley is the one nominee from Celtic after impressing in a season the place the membership rejected a suggestion from Atletico Madrid.
The 23-year-old, who was nominated for the Younger Participant award final season, has 13 targets and 11 assists from 33 league appearances.
Hearts striker Shankland is the Premiership’s present prime scorer with 21 targets as far as he eyes a spot in Steve Clarke’s Scotland squad at Euro 2024.
He is helped the Jambos to 3rd within the league this season and scored in each the Scottish Cup and League Cup as they reached the semi-final of each competitions.
Who might win the Younger Participant of the Yr award?
Ross McCausland made his Rangers breakthrough this season and is the one Outdated Agency participant to make the Younger Participant shortlist.
The 20-year-old has made 25 league appearances, along with his type additionally seeing him earn a spot within the Northern Eire squad.
Lyall Cameron performed a key half in Dundee’s return to the Scottish Premiership and the midfielder has continued to impress this season because the Dens Park membership secured a spot within the prime six.
Motherwell’s Lennon Miller has caught the attention along with his midfield performances this season and, at simply 17 years outdated, is the youngest nominee. Regardless of lacking three months with a knee damage he has racked up 21 league appearances.
David Watson has been an integral a part of Kilmarnock’s season with 5 targets and two assists in 32 league appearances, together with a late equaliser at Celtic.
MacLean up for double award
PFA Scotland has additionally revealed the Girls’s Participant and Younger Participant of the Yr awards shortlist, with Rangers’ 19-year-old midfielder Kirsty MacLean up for each prizes.
Her team-mate Rachel Rowe can be nominated for POTY, together with Celtic’s Amy Gallacher and Jorian Baucom of Hibs.
Rangers’ Mia McAulay, Partick Thistle’s Ava Easdon and Bayley Hutchison of Aberdeen are additionally on the Younger Participant shortlist.
Celtic are prime of the SWPL, two factors away from Rangers with present champions Glasgow Metropolis an extra 4 factors behind.
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Aberdeen’s Connor Barron, Celtic’s Luis Palma, Kyogo and Matt O’Riley, Coronary heart of Midlothian duo Lawrence Shankland and Alan Forrest, Kilmarnock’s Marley Watkins, Motherwell’s Blair Spittal, Rangers duo James Tavernier and Rabbi Matondo, plus Adama Sidibeh of St Johnstone are up for the award.
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