{"id":895027,"date":"2026-03-28T06:18:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T11:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/alex-iwobi-to-compete-with-bruno-fernandes-arsenal-star-4-others-for-premier-league-honour\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T06:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T11:18:35","slug":"alex-iwobi-to-compete-with-bruno-fernandes-arsenal-star-4-others-for-premier-league-honour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/alex-iwobi-to-compete-with-bruno-fernandes-arsenal-star-4-others-for-premier-league-honour\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Iwobi to compete with Bruno Fernandes, Arsenal star, 4 others for Premier League honour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img width=\"750\" height=\"421\" alt=\"Soccer Alex Iwobi to compete with Bruno Fernandes, Arsenal star, 4 others for Premier League honour\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/media.soccernet.ng\/main\/2026\/02\/imago1073056291.jpg\" srcset data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\"><\/p>\n<p>Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi. Copyright: ImagoxSimonxDaviesx <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/tag\/super-eagles\">Super Eagles<\/a> midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/tag\/alex-iwobi\">Alex Iwobi<\/a> has been nominated for the English Premier League Player of the Month award for March, Soccernet.ng reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u200bIwobi has enjoyed a solid campaign for the Cottagers, but throughout March, he has taken his game to another level.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This month, he has started and played 90 minutes in all of Fulham&#8217;s fixtures, contributing one goal across four Premier League appearances.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198579\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.soccernet.ng\/main\/2026\/03\/imago1073485916-1.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Alex Iwobi of Fulham scores and celebrates\" width=\"2233\" height=\"1489\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198579\">Alex Iwobi of Fulham scores and celebrates. Copyright: ImagoxIanxStephenx\/xEveryxSecondxMediax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u200bHis brilliance has been key as the Cottagers claimed two wins and one draw from their four Premier League matches in March.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u200bAs a result of his performances, he has earned a place among the nominees for the prestigious Player of the Month award. However, he faces stiff competition in the race.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u200bThe Super Eagles star is up against Manchester United talisman Bruno Fernandes, Arsenal&#8217;s David Raya, Everton&#8217;s James Garner, Nottingham Forest&#8217;s Morgan Gibbs-White, Newcastle&#8217;s Anthony Gordon, and Brighton striker Danny Welbeck.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_201576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-201576\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.soccernet.ng\/main\/2026\/03\/20260326_190154.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Premier League March Player of the Month nominees\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-201576\">Premier League March POTM nominees. (Credit: PL X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">\u200b<b>How Alex Iwobi Can Win The Premier League March POTM<\/b><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u200bThe Premier League Player of the Month award is decided by a combination of fan votes and a panel of experts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_197902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-197902\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.soccernet.ng\/main\/2026\/02\/imago1072681265.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Alex Iwobi warming up before match against Stoke City - Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round\" width=\"5815\" height=\"3877\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-197902\">Alex Iwobi warming up Copyright: ImagoxZacharyxLockex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fans who wish to vote for Super Eagles star Alex Iwobi should click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/en\/news\/4622216?utm_source=x&#038;utm_medium=organic-social&#038;utm_campaign=awards&#038;utm_content=potm_mar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here and follow the instructions. <\/a>The winner will be announced on Monday, March 30th.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u200bIn the meantime, the Fulham star is currently with the Super Eagles ahead of their friendly games against Jordan and Iran.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2026\/03\/nigeria-vs-iran-news-super-eagles-afcon.html\">Nigeria will face Iran first on Friday, March 27<\/a>, before playing Jordan four days later. He will be looking to continue his fine form while on international duty.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"<!-- Author Start -->Kelvin Omachonu<!-- Author End -->&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/media.soccernet.ng\/main\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240522-WA0001-150&#215;150.jpg&#8221;  height=&#8221;80&#8243; width=&#8221;80&#8243;>\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/kelvin\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tKelvin Omachonu\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tKelvin Omachonu is a professional football columnist and sports writer with over half a decade of experience covering major events and delivering captivating, analytically-driven stories.<br \/>\nA graduate of the University of Ibadan, he is fueled by a profound dedication to sports journalism and the beautiful game. His insights have previously been featured in respected outlets, including IndyPress UI, UCJ UI Newshive NG, Sportpremi, and a few others.<br \/>\nAway from work, Kelvin is an avid fan of basketball, enjoys a great movie, and is always discovering new music.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2026\/03\/alex-iwobi-bruno-arsenal-premier-league.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Kelvin Omachonu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi. Copyright: ImagoxSimonxDaviesx Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has been nominated for the English Premier League Player of the Month award for March, Soccernet.ng reports. \u200bIwobi has enjoyed a solid campaign for the Cottagers, but throughout March, he has taken his game to another level. This month, he has started and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":895028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24284,96761,2005],"tags":[12873,96760],"class_list":{"0":"post-895027","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-compete","8":"category-iwobi","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-compete","11":"tag-iwobi"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/895027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=895027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/895027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/895028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=895027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=895027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=895027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}