- Sels and Wood make Team of the Year
- Salah, Isak, Rice and Van Dijk also included
- Palmer and Fernandes miss out
Wood and Sels were rewarded for their excellent campaigns for Forest last season as they were included in the PFA الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز Team of the Year for 2024-25 at the Manchester Opera House on Tuesday night. They made the cut alongside stars like Salah, Isak, Declan Rice and Virgil van Dijk, though there was no room for either Bruno Fernandes or Cole Palmer despite the two attacking midfielders being nominated for the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award.
It is Dutchman Van Dijk’s fifth appearance in a PFA Team of the Year, while Salah is included for the fourth time and Saliba makes the cut for a third season. غابرييل and Rice have also previously been named, while Sels, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Isak and Wood make their debuts in the Premier League XI.
Alongside the omissions of Palmer and Fernandes, مانشستر سيتي had no players included for the first time since 2016-17. The Cityzens had a disappointing campaign, with the likes of إيرلينج هالاند, Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne failing to reach heights they previously eased to, while midfield star رودري was injured for most of the season.
The shortlist of players was compiled by members of the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) in January, with the XI then being picked from a shortlist by stars throughout the Premier League.
Ten out of the 11 members of the Team of the Season were present to collect their trophies as Isak chose not to attend the function amid his ongoing stand-off with Newcastle over a transfer to ليفربول. Isak, though, released a statement to thank the PFA for the honour, while he also took an aim at Newcastle, claiming his relationship with the club is over. Newcastle next face the Reds in the Premier League.