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Newcastle’s Alexander Isak has been named Premier League Player of the Month for December.
He is the fourth Swedish player to receive the award.
25 year old Alexander Isak had a fantastic Christmas month scoring eight goals and two assists in six Premier League games. It was the best goal yield of any player in the English top flight.
Fourth Swede
The goal haul included a hat-trick against Ipswich. His 1-1 goal against Liverpool is among the goals nominated for goal of the month, the league writes on its website.
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Isak is the fourth Swede to be named player of the month. The former are Fredrik Ljungberg for Arsenal in June 2002, Johan Elmander for Bolton in November 2010 and Zlatan Ibrahimovic for Manchester United in December 2016.
Isak has scored in his last seven Premier League games and could become the fourth player to score in eight consecutive games against Wolverhampton on January 15.
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