Morgan Gibbs-White rightly recognised for Nottingham Forest heroics as historic Premier League first eyed
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Credit: Imago Thu 14 May 2026 12:41, UK Morgan Gibbs-White has been nominated for the Premier League’s Player of the Season award after a fantastic campaign for Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest have had four managers this season and only confirmed their place in next season’s Premier League last week.Yet Gibbs-White has remained at the top level, stepping up to an extraordinary degree since the turn of the year.
VISIT THE FOREST MATCH HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Morgan Gibbs-White full value for Premier League nominationFootball Insider exclusively revealed last month that Nottingham Forest are confident of keeping Gibbs-White at the City Ground this summer. Since the start of 2026, Gibbs-White has scored 10 goals and provided two assists in the Premier League, leading the way for a resurgence under Vitor Pereira that has seen them go eight games unbeaten.It has been a stunning second half of the season for the Englishman, who has given himself a superb chance of making it into Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad.And Thursday’s announcement that Gibbs-White has been nominated for the Premier League Player of the Season award is richly deserved.
Eight stars who made 2025/26 their own 🌟It's time to get voting for your @EASPORTSFC Player of the Season 🗳️— Premier League (@premierleague) May 14, 2026 View Tweet The other candidates include Arsenal’s David Raya, Gabriel and Declan Rice, Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Antoine Semenyo, Brentford’s Igor Thiago, and Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes.Gibbs-White backed for England Gibbs-White faces a nervous wait to find out if he will be included in Tuchel’s England squad for this summer. With the squad set to be announced next week, Nottingham Forest’s trip to Man United may be the last chance the German has to watch the midfielder play.On paper, the 26-year-old certainly deserves to be in the squad over the likes of Phil Foden and Cole Palmer, but Tuchel’s selection will be based on beyond just form.“He deserves that,” said Pereira on Gibbs-White’s chances last month.