
ThePremier League Game Changer of the Season is an annual Englishfootball award, given to the player that is considered to have had the most game-changing performance over the course of the campaign.[1] For sponsorship purposes, it has been called theCastrol Game Changer of the Season since its introduction, starting in the2021–22 season.
In 2022, the Premier League Game Changer of the Season was first awarded, withİlkay Gündoğan ofManchester City being named the award's inaugural recipient.[2] The current holder of the award isChelsea midfielderCole Palmer.[3]
| Player(X) | Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one) |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Denotes the club werePremier League champions in the same season |
| Italics | Home team |
|---|
| Season | Player | Nationality | Club | Score[A] | Opponent | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | İlkay Gündoğan | Manchester City‡ | 3–2 | Aston Villa | 22 May 2022 | [2] | |
| 2022–23 | Reiss Nelson | Arsenal | 3–2 | Bournemouth | 4 March 2023 | [4] | |
| 2023–24 | Cole Palmer | Chelsea | 4–3 | Manchester United | 4 April 2024 | [3] |
| Country | Players | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 |
| Club | Players | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1 | 1 |
| Chelsea | 1 | 1 |
| Manchester City | 1 | 1 |