Eight players nominated for the February award

Eight players have been nominated for the EA SPORTS Player of the Month award for February.

See: Aguero voted February 2019 EA SPORTS Player of the Month

Voting on the EA SPORTS website has now closed.

The votes of the public will be combined with those of the 20 club captains and a panel of football experts to decide the winner, who will be announced on Friday 8 March.

EA SPORTS Player of the Month shortlist

Sergio Aguero (MCI)

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The Argentinian scored hat-tricks in successive home matches against Arsenal and Chelsea before converting the decisive penalty in Manchester City's 1-0 home win over West Ham United.

Ashley Barnes (BUR)

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The Burnley forward struck in three consecutive fixtures, including a stoppage-time equaliser against Southampton and an 83rd-minute winner against Tottenham Hotspur. In the 3-1 victory at Brighton & Hove Albion, Barnes scored one goal and set up another.

Sean Longstaff (NEW)

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The 21-year-old Academy graduate started all four of Newcastle United's matches, helping his side claim back-to-back victories over Huddersfield Town and Burnley, the latter match featuring the midfielder's first Premier League goal.

Sadio Mane (LIV)

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The Liverpool forward scored four goals in four matches, including a double in a 5-0 home win over Watford, as the leaders maintained their title bid.

Paul Pogba (MUN)

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The Manchester United midfielder scored twice in a 3-0 victory at Fulham while setting up two further goals, including Marcus Rashford's winner at Leicester City.

Luke Shaw (MUN)

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The left-back helped Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side to three clean sheets in their four matches, and provided an assist for the opening goal in the 3-1 win at Crystal Palace.

Virgil van Dijk (LIV)

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Liverpool only conceded one goal in February, thanks to their commanding centre-back, who also made an impact at the other end with two goals against Watford.

Wilfried Zaha (CRY)

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The Palace forward scored three goals in three matches, with two coming in a 4-1 win at Leicester that helped to move Palace away from the relegation zone.

See: How the awards are decided