Arsenal goalscorer nominated for League Cup Player of the Round | OneFootball

Gabriel Jesus has been nominated for the EFL’s League Cup Player of the Round, following his hat-trick for Arsenal against Crystal Palace last week.

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Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus is one of four nominees for the League Cup Player of the Round award following the quarter-final fixtures last week, joining Tottenham Hotspur’s Dominic Solanke, Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott, and Newcastle United’s Sandro Tonali in the running.

Jesus scored a hat-trick against Palace in Arsenal’s 3-2 win, proving the difference between the two sides and helping the Gunners into a final-four tie against Newcastle United.

The voting is currently open here, but it closes at 17:00 GMT on Thursday, December 26th, so make sure to get your vote in quickly.

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At least when it comes to goal contributions, Jesus has the edge over his competitors for the award.

Tonali scored twice for Newcastle against Brentford, Solanke also bagged a brace for Spurs against Manchester United, and Elliott scored once for Liverpool away to Southampton. None of the three can match Jesus’ hat-trick.

Whether that’s enough to see Jesus winning the award remains to be seen, though it was certainly a huge boost for him as an individual.

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A few days later, Jesus bagged a couple of goals for Arsenal against the same opposition in a Premier League game at Selhurst Park, boosting his season tally from one to six in a matter of days.

Those two performances may well have won Jesus a spot back in Arsenal’s starting lineup, and we’ll get our next hint over whether that’s the case when Mikel Arteta’s side play Ipswich Town on Friday, December 27th at 20:15 GMT.