Players from 15 clubs are represented in our list of the best performers from the English top-flight over the past nine months
The 2024-25 Premier League season will live longer in the memories of some fans compared to others. Liverpool supporters will obviously cherish being able to watch their team lift the trophy from inside Anfield for the first time in 35 years, while Nottingham Forest will look back on a campaign that surpassed even their wildest dreams, regardless of whether it finishes with qualification for the Champions League or not.
Others, like those who follow Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham, will be hoping to erase thoughts of their league campaigns as quickly as possible and start looking ahead to brighter days in 2025-26 as soon as the final fixtures have been played out on Sunday.
But despite some bemoaning the quality of the English top-flight over recent months, there have still been plenty of players who have risen above the rest to provide memorable performances throughout the season. Not all have been supported by their team-mates as well as others, but they all deserve celebrating for the entertainment they have provided.
To mark the end of the campaign, eight GOAL writers and editors (Stephen Darwin, Krishan Davis, Mark Doyle, Richard Martin, Tom Maston, Joe Strange, Sean Walsh and James Westwood) have each ranked their best players from the Premier League season to produce this Top 50 list – and let us know who is too high, too low or who we missed in the comments!:
Getty Images Sport50Amad Diallo (Manchester United)
In a Premier League season that has barely risen above 'miserable' for Manchester United, Amad Diallo has stood out as one of few shining lights at Old Trafford after establishing himself as a regular for the Red Devils. The arrival of Ruben Amorim has taken Amad's game to new heights after he showed some encouraging signs under Erik ten Hag, as the Ivorian adapted well to a new wing-back role.
Amad has directly contributed to 13 league goals for United, including a memorable late hat-trick to down Southampton in January, and had he not missed two-and-a-half months during the second half of the season due to an ankle injury, Amorim's side might not have found themselves quite so low down the table heading into the final day of the campaign.
AdvertisementGetty Images Sport49Dan Burn (Newcastle)
Dan Burn's road to the top is a long and winding one, but there is no doubt that the Newcastle defender is playing the best football of his career at the age of 33. Injuries have led to Burn switching back to his preferred position at the heart of the backline rather than on the left, and he has thrived for his boyhood club.
While there's no doubt that the pinnacle of Burn's season came when he scored as the Magpies' triumphed in the Carabao Cup final before making his England debut a few days later, it is his consistent Premier League form that led to that call-up by Thomas Tuchel, and there's no reason to think he won't be able to maintain it for another 12 months so as to earn a spot on the plane to the 2026 World Cup.
Getty Images Sport48Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool)
Ibrahima Konate began the season on the Liverpool bench, but after being introduced at half-time against Ipswich Town on the opening day, the France international hasn't looked back. Rather, Konate established himself as Virgil van Dijk's first-choice partner at the heart of the Reds' defence with a series of strong performances that included goal-saving blocks and impressive last-ditch tackles.
There are some Liverpool fans who believe the club still need an upgrade on the sometimes error-prone Konate this summer if Arne Slot's side are to kick on following their triumphant Premier League campaign, but there is no doubt that the title win wouldn't have been possible were it not for some key interventions from the ex-RB Leipzig man.
Getty Images Sport47Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest)
One of host of former Manchester United players to have found a new lease of life away from Old Trafford, Anthony Elanga has been one of the driving forces behind Nottingham Forest's European push, with his electric pace, quick feet and eye for a pass combining to make the Sweden international one of the most dangerous wingers in the Premier League.
Only two players have provided more than Elanga's 11 league assists heading into the final day of the campaign, while he has also contributed six goals of his own, including one of the season's best against former club United when he ran the length of the pitch before slotting home to secure a narrow victory at the City Ground.
