Leeds United striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin has been named the Premier League Player of the Month for December 2025, with Aston Villa’s Unai Emery taking home the monthly managerial prize.
December provided an hectic schedule for Premier League clubs and while some crumbled, some showed they have the tenacity.
Leeds began the festive period in the relegation zone and on the cusp of parting ways with manager Daniel Farke, but a switch to a 3-5-2 has done wonders for the Yorkshire outfit, with Calvert-Lewin perhaps the biggest beneficiary.
The England International netted six goals in five appearances, finding the back of the net in each of his outings, to oversee victories over Chelsea and Crystal Palace and draws with Liverpool, Brentford and Sunderland.
Leeds United’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin before the Emirates FA Cup third round match at Pride Park Stadium. (Photo by Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images)
It’s Calvert-Lewin’s first win of the award since September 2020 and the first time a Leeds player has been named the Premier League’s Player of the Month since Rio Ferdinand was celebrated in October 2001.
Leeds miss out on doing the double as Aston Villa’s Emery beat Farke to December’s Manager of the Month award.
Unai Emery points during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Aston Villa. (Photo by Kevin Hodgson/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Five wins from six games, including against Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United, have propelled Aston Villa into the Premier League title conversation.
Ruben Amorim won the award in October, before Enzo Maresca took home the crown in November. Coincidentally, both managers have lost their respective jobs with Man Utd and Chelsea.
