Vote for your Player of The FA Cup Fifth Round Proper

Tuesday 25 Feb 2014
Four players have been nominated for Player of the Round

Four players have been nominated for the Budweiser Player of the Round award after their performances in The FA Cup Fifth Round.

A panel of judges will nominate their candidates after each round (from the First Round up to and including the Semi-Final) and you can vote for your favourite right here.

The panel comprises The Sun journalist Jim Munro, commentator Mark Pougatch, FA Historian David Barber, who has attended over 440 FA Cup ties, and John Fowler. John secured his place on the panel after entering an online competition in conjunction with Budweiser.

You have until midday on Tuesday 4 March to vote for your favourite.

The person who tops the poll will receive a commemorative Budweiser Player of the Round trophy and he will also be invited to The FA Cup Final as a guest of The FA and Budweiser, should their team not make it to Wembley on 17 May.

The selections for the Fifth Round Proper are as follows:

Ben Hamer, Charlton Athletic
The Charlton goalkeeper pulled of a string of fine saves at Hillsborough to deny Sheffield Wednesday a quarter final meeting with their city rivals United.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Arsenal
The Arsenal and England man scored one and made the other as Arsene Wenger’s men gained a modicum of revenge against Liverpool, following their 5-1 mauling at Anfield a week earlier.

Chris Porter, Sheffield United
The striker came off the bench with just four minutes remaining and scored two goals to see off Championship promotion hopefuls Nottingham Forest.

Ben Watson, Wigan Athletic
Last year’s Cup Final hero was at it again, this time smashing home a 35-yard free-kick as the holders knocked out Cardiff.

 

By FA Staff