article_snippet.sent: Hazard appear set to contest the PFA Player of the Year award after the six-man shortlist was unveiled.
article_snippet.sent: The 21-year-old Spurs striker has 29 goals in all competitions to date and forced The 21-year-old Spurs striker way into Roy Hodgson’s squad, scoring within 79 seconds of The 21-year-old Spurs striker England debut against Lithuania last month.
article_snippet.sent: Eden Hazard (left) has propelled Chelsea to the top of the Barclays Premier League with Eden Hazard (left) brilliant displays .
article_snippet.sent: Diego Costa (right) scores for Chelsea in the Capital One Cup final victory over Tottenham at Wembley .
article_snippet.sent: Alexis Sanchez has had no trouble adapting to the Barclays Premier League, scoring 20 times for Arsenal so far .
article_snippet.sent: Manchester City’s miserable demise is perhaps summed up by the fact none of their players made the cut, including Sergio Aguero who also has 19 the Barclays Premier League goals and is locked together with Harry Kane and Costa in the race for the Golden Boot.
article_snippet.sent: Hazard, 24, is heavily odds-on with the bookmakers after leading Chelsea’s charge for a first title in five years and 17 goals in all competitions.
article_snippet.sent: Arsene Wenger plumped for Hazard when asked to name Arsene Wenger winner, without voting for anyone from Arsene Wenger Arsenal squad.
article_snippet.sent: Sanchez made an explosive start to the campaign but Sanchez form has faded during the spring, when the votes are cast.
article_snippet.sent: The same could be said for Costa, who scored 13 of his 19 Eden Hazard - Chelsea goals before the turn of the Year.
article_snippet.sent: early-season form was strong, too, keeping Manchester United in contention for the top four as Louis van Gaal struggled to find the right formula.
article_snippet.sent: Hazard (left) poses with former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez (right) after last year's award ceremony .
article_snippet.sent: John Terry voted for Liverpool but the Brazilian is an outsider because Liverpool have been unable to match last season’s success.