Player of the Month Prediction — August 2025 (Premier League)

Hello and Welcome to the new year, new dawn, new age of FUT. We’re going to get EA FC 26 rather soon, but as usual, matches started earlier than game released. We should be getting early POTMs if we go by last year’s examples and that should be already a good start for the game.

August sprinted by in a blur: three matchweeks, late winners, and Liverpool sitting top on nine points. Chelsea are right there after a seven-point month, while Arsenal’s five-goal blitz of Leeds was offset by a late defeat at Anfield. At the other end, City veered from a statement 4–0 win at Wolves to a gut-punch loss at Brighton on the final day of the month.

Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool)

New red, new signing. Two big, momentum-swinging goals in a perfect month. He opened his Liverpool account with a crisp first-half finish in the 4–2 win over Bournemouth, then buried another at St James’ Park in the 3–2 thriller, a match Liverpool pinched late through 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha. Ekitike’s movement kept centre-backs guessing, especially attacking the near post — a theme in both goals. Not sure about his potential card in FUT, but his early POTM might be sensational for your squads.

Jack Grealish (Everton)

The league’s chief chance-creator in August by vibes and by end product: four assists in two starts. He teed up Iliman Ndiaye and James Garner to christen Everton’s new home in a 2–0 win over Brighton, then produced two more at Molineux as the Toffees edged Wolves 3–2. It wasn’t just the final pass — he repeatedly drew doubles, rolled out of pressure, and released runners early. Jack feels free in Everton shirt and enjoying football once again. Beautiful things to see. I’m not sure if his FUT card will be great, but for sure his POTM should be one of the cheapest.

João Pedro (Chelsea)

A headline debut month in blue. He bossed the London derby at West Ham with a goal and an assist in the 5–1 rout, then nodded Chelsea in front with a stoppage-time header at Fulham before Enzo Fernández’s penalty sealed a 2–0 win. Pedro’s blend of back-to-goal strength and penalty-box instincts gave Chelsea a reliable reference point all month. Great signing for Chelsea, he looks like he’ll lead their attack, especially after Delap injury and with new signings in midfield and attack we can expect him to score a lot of goals.

Jurrien Timber (Arsenal)

A defender muscling into the POTM chat on sheer impact. Timber scored a brace in Arsenal’s 5–0 dismantling of Leeds — one a towering header, the other a sharp finish from a set-piece second phase — and helped keep things controlled in a narrow 1–0 loss at Liverpool that hinged on a late Szoboszlai free kick. Arsenal also banked a clean-sheet win at Old Trafford earlier in the month. Despite defeat to Liverpool – he’s been amazing defensively and overall his contributions should get him nomination for POTM.

Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth)

He dragged Bournemouth back into the Anfield game with a second-half brace to make it 2–2 before Liverpool pulled away late. A week later the Cherries beat 10-man Wolves, and they closed the month by snapping Spurs’ 100% start with a deserved 1–0 win in north London — a match where Semenyo repeatedly got in behind and forced Vicario into saves. It’s the power running and calm finishing that popped in August.

Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

August’s top scorer with three league goals: a brace in City’s 4–0 opener at Wolves and the milestone opener at Brighton on his 100th Premier League appearance before the hosts flipped it late. Even in defeat, he generated a pile of high-value looks — the underlying threat never dipped. Would be insane POTM to start the year, but I don’t think it’ll happen due to 2 defeats this month for City.

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The case for each — and a pick

• Ekitike: two match-tilting goals in two big wins (including away at Newcastle) for the league leaders — high leverage contributions.
• Grealish: the month’s best creator by outputs — four assists, two victories directly shaped by him.
• João Pedro: three goal involvements across two wins and a draw for a seven-point Chelsea — production + big-game moments.
• Timber: rare defender with a brace in a 5–0 and strong two-way work in a tough Anfield loss — massive single-game ceiling.
• Semenyo: a high-octane brace at Anfield plus standout displays in two Bournemouth wins, including the statement result at Spurs.
• Haaland: the raw goals leader for August (3) even as City stumbled late in the month.

My POTM prediction: Jack Grealish

It’s extremely close — you can make a strong case for João Pedro and Ekitike — but Grealish edges it for me. Four assists in two starts, both producing wins, and the tone-setting performance in Everton’s stadium opener is hard to top. If the panel leans toward goal scorers, Haaland (3) and João Pedro (2G, 1A) are right there; if they weigh impact on team results, Grealish’s month is the cleanest argument.