Hearts and Motherwell players dominate shortlist for player of the year award

League leaders Hearts and Motherwell dominate the shortlist for the PFA Scotland Premiership Player of the Year awards.

Both sides have two players each in the four-man shortlist.

Hearts strikers Lawrence Shankland and Claudio Braga and Motherwell pair Elijah Just and Tawanda Maswanhise are the nominees.

The two clubs had a combined nine players in the team of the year.

Rangers winger Mikey Moore is on the SPFL Young Player award shortlist along with Dundee defender Luke Graham, Falkirk striker Barney Stewart and Arbroath’s Findlay Marshall.

Glasgow City pair Lee Gibson and Nicole Kozlova join Rangers striker Katie Wilkinson and Georgia Timms of Hearts on the SWPL shortlist.

The SWPL Young Player shortlist features Rangers pair Laura Berry and May Cruft, Glasgow City winger Lisa Forrest and Hibernian’s Rosie Livingstone.

The winners will be announced on Sunday night.

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