For the second week in a row, a Tottenham star has been nominated for the Premier League Player of the Week award, which shows the upward trajectory Roberto De Zerbi’s side are on.Two weeks can be a long time in football, and so it has proved for Spurs, with the atmosphere around the club having been transformed by two back-to-back wins against Coventry City and Chelsea. Saturday 24th October Premier League ChelseaChelsea0|2TottenhamTottenham Monday 19th October Premier League TottenhamTottenham3|1CoventryCoventryTottenham were being backed to be in a relegation battle by some pundits just two weeks ago, but they now find themselves just three points off sixth place. Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts 6 BrentfordBrentford8 2 5 1 14 9 5 11 7 LeedsLeeds8 2 5 1 9 6 3 11 8 NewcastleNewcastle8 3 2 3 12 14 -2 11 9 Aston VillaAston Villa8 3 2 3 9 12 -3 11 10 Hull CityHull City8 2 4 2 9 8 1 10 11 EvertonEverton8 2 4 2 8 9 -1 10 12 IpswichIpswich8 3 1 4 12 16 -4 10 13 BournemouthBournemouth8 2 3 3 12 13 -1 9 14 TottenhamTottenham8 2 3 3 8 10 -2 9 15 FulhamFulham8 2 2 4 8 10 -2 8 16 Manchester UnitedManchester United8 1 4 3 10 13 -3 7 17 Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace8 2 1 5 9 19 -10 7 18 Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest8 1 3 4 6 10 -4 6 19 CoventryCoventry8 2 0 6 6 15 -9 6 20 SunderlandSunderland8 1 2 5 6 14 -8 5 The Lilywhites delivered a statement performance at Stamford Bridge, completely controlling the game and emerging deserved 2-0 winners.The Spurs star, who was deemed the Player of the Match in Saturday’s clash, is now nominated for a prestigious award.Mateus Fernandes’ stats for Tottenham vs Chelsea:Touches: 121 (most in the match)Accurate passes: 91/99 (most in the match)Successful open play passes: 87 (most in the match)Passes in opposition half: 43 (most in the match)Successful final third passes: 13 (most in the match)Line-breaking passes: 19 (most in the match)Penalty area entries: 6 (most in the match)Accurate crosses: 2 (most in the match)Chances created: 2 (joint-most in the match)xG + xA: 0.18Tackles: 5 (most in the match)Defensive contributions: 14Duels won: 6Possession won: 6Distance covered: 11.0 kmTop speed: 28.4 km/hCredit: @thefrederikkejensen / InstagramTottenham star Mateus Fernandes nominated for Player of the Week awardJames Maddison was nominated for the Player of the Week award in Gameweek 7 after Spurs’ win over Coventry City, and another Tottenham midfielder has now been nominated for the same award for Gameweek 8.Mateus Fernandes was outstanding alongside Sandro Tonali in the middle of the park in West London, being at the heart of everything that Tottenham did in and out of possession.The 22-year-old completed the most passes (102), created the most chances (2), had the most touches (124), delivered the most crosses (5) and executed the most tackles in the game (5).Tottenham have now confirmed on their website that Fernandes has been named in the six-player shortlist to win the Player of the Week award.Spurs fans can vote for the summer signing from West Ham by clicking here.Here is the full list of nominees for the award:Ronald Araujo (Liverpool 2-0 Brighton)Oscar Bobb (Coventry 0-1 Fulham)Mateus Fernandes (Chelsea 0-2 Spurs)Gabriel (Arsenal 2-0 Everton)Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa 2-1 Man City)Rayan (Man Utd 0-3 Bournemouth)Fernandes has earned a run of starts in his preferred number six roleIt is hard to wrap one’s head around the fact that the game against Chelsea is the first time that Fernandes has started in his preferred number six role since his move to Tottenham.Mateus FernandesTottenham – Premier League (2026 – 2027)Appearances8Minutes Played376Average Rating6.72Goals0Assists0Passes306Key Passes7Pass Accuracy (%)93.00Yellow Cards2Red Cards0Stats correct as of 27 October 2026.The 22-year-old demonstrated exactly why he was so sought after in the summer and why the Lilywhites had to pay £85m to bring him through the door.One would think that Fernandes has earned a few consecutive starts in his favourite central midfield role on the back of his display at Stamford Bridge.De Zerbi showered praise on the Spurs midfielder in his post-match press conference on Saturday, admitting that the Portuguese international was one of the best players on the pitch on Saturday.READ MORE: Tottenham to hand Ben Davies more game time and a potential new contractThe post Tottenham star nominated for Player of the Week award for the first time this season appeared first on Spurs Web.