6.Eden Hazard – 17 goals, 44 appearances –
Eden Hazard was the winner of last year’s Young Player of the Year award. He has used that as motivation to try and claim the bigger prize, but that may not be enough this season, as new names have burst into the Premier League and taken it by storm, with their ability to dazzle and impress. Eden Hazard’s game may have improved ten-fold from last season, where he was Chelsea’s saviour in the face of largely un-innovative play from their forwards in the final third of the opposition’s half, but Jose Mourinho has added a host of faces to add creativity to a field which he dominated last season.
Unfortunately, Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale, the winners from 2012-13 and 2013-14 have moved to the La Liga, where they ply their trade for FC Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively. Hopefully, the winner this year will be content to stay in the Premier League and continue to delight us with performances that can catapult his team to the top-end of the Barclays Premier League next season.