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Abraham becomes first player to win both Premier League and Young Player of the Year awards in same season; Miedema retains women’s award
Last Updated: 05/03/20 11:17pm
Tammy Abraham landed an unprecedented double at the award ceremony in London
Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham and Arsenal Women’s Vivianne Miedema scooped the top prizes at the London Football Awards on Thursday.
Abraham landed a prestigious double after being named Premier League and Young Player of the Year.
The 22-year-old England international, who has scored 15 goals for the club to date this season, beat off competition from Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and last year’s winner Heung-Min Son to claim the main prize, while he edged out team-mate, Mason Mount, to lift the junior award.
Vivianne Miedema was top scorer in the WSL last season and is currently joint-top of the current charts
Arsenal Women’s Miedema won the Women’s Player of the Year title for the second-successive year, after spearheading her club side to the Women’s Super League title and leading the Netherlands to the 2019 Women’s World Cup final.
Brentford boss Thomas Frank took the manager’s prize in a field which also included Frank Lampard and Roy Hodgson.
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