EPL 2016/17: 5 players unlucky to miss out on PFA Players' Player of the Year nomination

Modified Apr 14, 2017 15:58 GMT

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 04: Ngolo Kante of Chelsea in action during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on February 4, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) — *N’Golo Kante is the bookies’ favourite to win the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award*

#1 Dele Alli – Tottenham

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 18: Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley at White Hart Lane on December 18, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) — *Dele Alli can consider himself very unlucky to miss out on the nomination*

No player will feel as hard done by with the omission from the PFA Players’ Player of the Year nomination as Tottenham’s Dele Alli. The 21-year-old has been in sensational form this season with 16 goals so far, more than any other under-21 player in Europe’s top 5 leagues. Alli also has five assists to his name making him one of the best young players in world football.

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So it comes as a surprise when he is overlooked and only his team-mate Harry Kane makes the final list. Alli has, however, been nominated for the Young Player of the Year award and is the odds-on favourite to win it for the second year in a row.

However, he is no longer an up and coming player and definitely deserved to make the list which would have made it two nominations each for Tottenham and Chelsea, the top two teams in the league table.

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