London Football Awards

Arsenal are rewarded for their stellar form during 2022/23 with a host of success at the London Football Awards.

GOAL OF THE SEASON (22/23 SEASON) (voted by the public) WOMEN’S YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR (22/23 SEASON) PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (22/23 SEASON)

London Football Awards, London Awards Ceremony, Martin Odegaard, Premier League Player of The Year, Mikel Arteta, Aaron Ramsdale, Bukayo Saka, Arsenal.

Arsenal skipper Martin Odegaard won the Premier League Player of The Year award at the London Football Awards. Arsenal’s young sensation Bukayo Saka lost to his captain in the Premier League Player of The Year award. He made some stunning saves for the Gunners and put his club ahead in the title race. Arsenal midfielder showed his happiness after winning the award and said, “I just want to share this with the whole team. The Gunners are aiming for the first Premier League title since 2004 and the dream is likely to complete under Mikel Arteta this season. The Gunners are aiming for…

Both Arsenal manager and players dominated the first awards ceremony of the season, just like they dominated the English Premier League so far this season.

While Saka said, “I want to dedicate [my award] to all the children that are growing up in London with big dreams. I think it shows how far we’ve come as a club and what we’re doing this year is very special. In accepting his award, Odegaard said, “It’s great to see the club being recognised with all the awards.

Arsenal technical director Edu has praised the club's recruitment and feels the signings have created an excellent, spirited core.

On Arsenal’s title aspirations, he added: ‘To be fair, we internally never mentioned about the title really. We cannot dream if we’re not really living the moment we’re living right now. [Trossard has been particularly impressive](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/12/leandro-trossard-makes-premier-league-history-during-arsenal-win-at-fulham-18427831/), scoring once and laying on five assists in just nine appearances to add further impetus to Arsenal’s title challenge. ‘Mikel is sending those messages every week, “Guys, I want to be better, better, better every week.” Then let’s see how we’re going to finish. ‘I think we were quite clear about all the steps what we went through. We want to finish in the best way possible.’

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[said](https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1635391903494557696). And obviously, London being as big as it is with the amount of football teams in it, to win it, to get voted, it’s a huge honour.” There’s no doubt Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal side are the dominant force in London this season. A lot of great candidates, and I think just within the (Arsenal) team there would have been a lot of worthy winners. [said](https://twitter.com/BBCLondonSport/status/1635403444294148098). [said](https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1635374781787717633).

Leah Williamson and Beth Mead also picked up an award on behalf of the Lionesses.

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The club's captain Martin Odegaard was named Premier League Player of the Year. Bukayo Saka won the Young Player of the Year, an award he also won in 2021, ...

The players and coaches have done a superb job of turning a club that could not make the top four last season into one of the best on the continent. It is a reward for the remarkable progress the Gunners have made in the last year as they look set to win the Premier League in the summer. Bukayo Saka won the Young Player of the Year, an award he also won in 2021, while Aaron Ramsdale was named the Goalkeeper of the Year.