By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Alexander Isak has been voted Premier League December Player of the Month
It is the first time Isak will be winning the award.
The Newcastle United forward scored six goals and registered two assists in eight appearances for the Magpies.
The striker’s goals included a hat-trick against Ipswich Town, while he also scored against Liverpool, Brentford, Leicester City, Aston Villa and Manchester United.
His goal in the 3-3 draw with leaders Liverpool is on the shortlist for December’s Guinness Goal of the Month award.
Isak is the first Newcastle player to claim the prize since October 2022, when Miguel Almiron won it.
The 25-year-old is only the fourth Swedish player to win the award since it was introduced in 1994/95. The others are Freddie Ljungberg for Arsenal in April 2002, Johan Elmander for Bolton Wanderers in November 2010, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic for Man Utd in December 2016.
