Story byBarnes nominated for Premier League's EA Sports Player of the Month awardNewcastle UnitedThu, December 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM UTC·1 min readThe 27-year-old has delivered an impressive month for the Magpies after scoring three times in four league matches for Eddie Howe's side. Barnes was on target during Newcastle's 3-1 defeat away at Brentford, reaching a half-century of English top-flight strikes in the process, before his standout performance came during Newcastle's 2-1 win against Manchester City, netting a decisive second-half brace at St. James' Park. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNominated alongside Barnes for the award is Everton's Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Jérémy Doku of Manchester City, Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes, Morgan Gibbs-White of Nottingham Forest, Chelsea's Reece James, Declan Rice of Arsenal and Brentford's Igor Thiago. Newcastle fans can vote for Barnes by clicking here, with voting to close at 12pm (BST) on Monday, 8th December. The winner announced at 11am (BST) on Friday, 12th December.