Cole Palmer has been named Premier League Player of the Year 2025 at the London Football Awards, also winning Goal of the Season.
The 22-year-old overcame competition from Arsenal’s Gabriel, Brentford pair Brentford pair Bryan Mbeumo and Mikkel Damsgaard, as well as Fulham’s Antonee Robinson to secure the men’s prize.
Palmer, who won Young Player of the Year at the awards last year, earned Goal of the Season for his free-kick in Chelsea’s 4-2 victory over Brighton in September – a game in which he became the first Premier League player to score four goals in a first half.
Chelsea Women’s boss Sonia Bompastor won Manager of the Year, with Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta, Bromley’s Andy Woodman, Brentford’s Thomas Frank and Leyton Orient’s Richie Wellens having been on the shortlist.
Bompastor has expertly replaced Emma Hayes in the dugout and remains unbeaten in the Women’s Super League.
The ceremony, partnered with The i Paper, was held at Wembley Stadium and featured some of London’s best footballing talent past and present.
Archie Gray was awarded Men’s Young Player of the Year for his outstanding season at Tottenham Hotspur, beating Arsenal pair Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly, Crystal Palace’s Romain Esse and Watford’s Rocco Vata.
Gray stepped up during Spurs’ injury crisis and showed versatility across the pitch in a number of different positions.
Arsenal’s David Raya was named Goalkeeper of the Year after keeping nine clean sheets in the Premier League so far this season.
In the women’s categories, Guro Reiten was named WSL Player of the Year ahead of teammate Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Arsenal’s Alessia Russo and Frida Maanum and Tottenham striker Beth England.
Chelsea’s Aggie Beever-Jones took home the Women’s Young Player for the second year on the bounce.
Meanwhile, Chelsea’s Aggie Beever-Jones took home the Women’s Young Player award for the second year on the bounce, as her team’s second-highest goalscorer, trumped only by Reiten.
AFC Wimbledon striker Matty Stevens was named English Football League Player of the Year, ahead of Watford’s Giorgi Chakvetadze, Leyton Orient’s Jamie Donley, Bromley’s Michael Cheek and Millwall’s Japhet Tanganga.
Off the pitch, Sir Gareth Southgate was honoured with the Power of Football award following the end of his tenure as England men’s manager last year, during which he reached two European Championship finals.
Former Queens Park Rangers manager and technical director Chris Ramsey was given an Outstanding Contribution award for his influential work, having also received an MBE in 2019 for his services to football and diversity in sport.
Brentford’s Community Sports Trust received a Community Award for their Bee a Hero campaign, which aims to increase the number of blood donors in the areas around the club.
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