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Aston Villa duo up for monthly honour

Aston Villa duo Emiliano Martinez and Anwar El Ghazi have both been nominated for the Premier League player of the month award for December.

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Emiliano Martinez and Anwar El Ghazi (AMA)

Villa went unbeaten through the month, with Martinez keeping four clean sheets, conceding just once in the 1-1 draw with Chelsea.

Meanwhile, El Ghazi netted five times, with goals coming against Wolves, West Brom, Crystal Palace and Chelsea.

The pair are up against Bruno Fernandes, Ben Mee, Marcus Rashford, Mo Salah, Tomas Soucek and John Stones for the monthly award.

They join boss Dean Smith in being nominated for an award for the month, with the head coach up for the manager of the month award.

Fans can vote for their choice here.