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Tottenham star nominated for Player of the Week award for the first time this season

For the second week in a row, a Tottenham star has been nominated for the Premier League Player of the Week award, which shows the…

By Bharad Thirumalai · Spurs web

Published: Tuesday, 27 October 2026 at 5:30 PM

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Mateus Fernandes has been nominated for the Premier League Player of the Week award for Gameweek 8.
The nomination could make Fernandes the first Tottenham player to win the league award this season.
Fernandes completed 102 passes, 124 touches, and five tackles during Tottenham's victory over Chelsea.

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Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mateus Fernandes has been nominated for the Premier League Player of the Week award for Gameweek 8 following Spurs' win over Chelsea. The nomination gives him the chance to become the club's first recipient of the honor this season, after James Maddison was previously nominated in Gameweek 7.

Fernandes started in his preferred central midfield role, recording 102 completed passes, 124 touches, and five tackles at Stamford Bridge. Manager Roberto De Zerbi praised the 22-year-old Portuguese international's performance following his £85m summer transfer from West Ham.

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