PFA Awards 2015: Date, Nominees and More for Ceremony

The Premier League's elite descend upon London's Grosvenor House this Sunday, April 26, where the Professional Footballers' Association will announce this year's end-of-season accolades.

Along with PFA Players' Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards, there's also the Women's Player of the Year and Women's Young Player of the Year to be announced.

Even though the season isn't yet over, it's at this stage of the year that we look back and appreciate the great wealth of talent housed within the Premier League.

Read on for a look at each awards' nominees, along with a last-minute look at the top contenders vying for the Player of the Year accolade.

Men's Player of the Year	Club
Men's Young Player of the Year	Club
Women's Player of the Year	Club
Women's Young Player of the Year	Club
Eden Hazard	Chelsea
Harry Kane	Tottenham Hotspur
Diego Costa	Chelsea
David de Gea	Manchester United
Philippe Coutinho	Liverpool
Alexis Sanchez	Arsenal
Eden Hazard	Chelsea
Harry Kane	Tottenham Hotspur
David de Gea	Manchester United
Philippe Coutinho	Liverpool
Thibaut Courtois	Chelsea
Raheem Sterling	Liverpool
Eniola Aluko	Chelsea
Lucy Bronze	Manchester City
Karen Carney	Birmingham City
Jess Clarke	Notts County
Kelly Smith	Arsenal
Ji So-Yun	Chelsea
Freda Ayisi	Birmingham City
Hannah Blundell	Chelsea
Aoife Mannion	Birmingham City
Nikita Parris	Manchester City
Amy Turner	Notts County
Leah Williamson	Arsenal

Analysing Players' Player of the Year Nominees

Starting from the top and working our way down, it's difficult to look past Chelsea's Eden Hazard as the man leading the race for this season's Player of the Year award, having now established himself as Premier League royalty.

After claiming last season's Young Player of the Year trophy, the Belgian has matured into Jose Mourinho's most valuable player. The Telegraph's Henry Winter asserts his display in the recent 1-0 win over Manchester United was evidence to that fact:

If playing a role across the entire season is considered a prerequisite for winning Player of the Year, Hazard has certainly paid his dues, playing in all 32 of his side's Premier League matches in 2014-15.

With 13 goals and eight assists in that space of time, there's no arguing as to just how pivotal his role has been, remaining consistent even when the likes of Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas have faded in patches.

The other heavy contender to take England's highest individual honour this term is Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane, the man many England fans are hoping will be their scoring totem for a decade to come.

And that's part of what makes Kane's rise to prominence so magnificent—the fact this is his first season as a first-team star. It's unsurprising, therefore, that Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino backs his striker for the top prize, per Press Association, via the Guardian:

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I think that Hazard is a very good player, he’s fantastic, a great player. But the impact that Harry has had on English football is massive. Maybe the impact is bigger than Hazard and his performances. Everyone knew that Hazard is a brilliant player. But I think not too many people expected Harry Kane would show the performances that he has this season. This is the difference, I believe.

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If one were to treat each club equally, Hazard's accomplishments would, of course, look superior to Kane's given that his side are on top of the table, but it's essential to treat these matters subjectively, too.

Kane may not have the same quality of team-mates that Hazard does at White Hart Lane, but it doesn't lessen how impressive his feat of scoring 20 league goals this season has been. Sky Sports Football illustrates how close the forward is to making English history:

And while this has been a breakout season for Kane, it may also be considered one for Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez, coping so well with his transition to the English top flight since moving last summer.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is clearly proud of his £35 million capture from Barcelona and is quoted by the official Arsenal Twitter account as stating the move from Spain is a factor worth taking into account:

One may be tempted to feel not all within the Professional Footballers Association will agree, with Sanchez dropping form around New Year, scoring just four goals in 2015 compared to 10 in the first four months of the season.

Hazard's Stamford Bridge team-mate Diego Costa and Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho are two others whom one might complain have suffered from inconsistency for periods, despite showing mesmerising form at times.

Coutinho, while unable to lift Liverpool into the Champions League places, has been a dynamo in attacking midfield under Brendan Rodgers, but the shortcomings of his team may inhibit his running as a contender.

Costa, on the other hand, has seen his chances limited by niggling hamstring issues, although the Mirror's Matt Lewis shows his numbers speak for themselves when the Spain international is fit:

Last but not least, Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea makes the list as a sole stopper entrant, having won numerous points for Louis van Gaal's side single-handedly this term—or with both hands, that is.

As the nominees were announced for this year's Player of the Year, Matt Lawless of the Daily Mail gave his early verdict:

In terms of what a player can achieve from their position, goalkeepers are at something of a disadvantage when it comes to these award ceremonies, raking in less of the spotlight than their attacking peers.

However, prior to the Red Devils' turnaround at new year, De Gea was crucial in holding together a back line that looked like it was creaking, with no telling just how valuable his performances were to United's fortunes.