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Can Declan Rice beat Bruno Fernandes this time? The nominees for tonights PFA awards

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Declan Rice will hope to claim the PFA Players' Player of the Year award tonight after missing out to Bruno Fernandes in the Football Writers' Association's Footballer of the Year vote.

The Arsenal midfielder is one of six nominees for the prestigious prize, which is voted for by fellow professionals, with the winner to be announced at the PFA Awards in Manchester tonight.

Rice faces competition from Manchester United captain Fernandes, Manchester City duo Rayan Cherki and Erling Haaland, and Arsenal team-mates Gabriel Magalhães and David Raya.

Fernandes will go into the ceremony as a strong contender after beating Rice to the FWA award earlier this year, following a phenomenal season in which he recorded 21 Premier League assists.

However, the PFA award gives Rice another opportunity to claim individual recognition for his outstanding campaign.

The 27-year-old was a key figure as Arsenal lifted the Premier League title and reached the Champions League final, scoring five goals and setting up 11 in all competitions.

With the award decided by players rather than journalists, Rice will be hoping his performances have made enough of an impression on his fellow professionals to overturn the result from the FWA vote.

Men's Player of the Year nominees

Rayan Cherki – Manchester City

Bruno Fernandes – Manchester United

Erling Haaland – Manchester City

Gabriel Magalhães – Arsenal

David Raya – Arsenal

Declan Rice – Arsenal

Women's Player of the Year nominees

The women's award also features a six-player shortlist, with Manchester City striker Bunny Shaw among the leading contenders after another outstanding campaign, scoring 27 goals in all competitions.

Kirsty Hanson, Aston Villa

Yui Hasegawa, Manchester City

Lauren James, Chelsea

Jess Park, Manchester United

Alessia Russo, Arsenal

Bunny Shaw, Manchester City

Men's Young Player of the Year nominees

Rayan Cherki, Manchester City

Max Dowman, Arsenal

Junior Kroupi, Bournemouth

Kobbie Mainoo, Manchester United

Rio Ngumoha, Liverpool

Nico O'Reilly, Manchester City

Women's Young Player of the Year nominees

Laura Blindkilde Brown, Manchester City

Veerle Buurman, Chelsea

Freya Godfrey, London City Lionesses

TÅko Koga, Tottenham Hotspur

Olivia Smith, Arsenal

Alyssa Thompson, Chelsea