Morgan Rogers has been voted Premier League Player of the Matchweek for Matchweek 17 after his brilliant two-goal display in Aston Villa’s 2-1 home win over Manchester United. The midfielder was the standout performer at Villa Park on December 21, sealing a vital victory that kept Unai Emery’s side firmly in the title conversation.
The result, which pushed Villa to within three points of the summit, was covered in detail by SoftFootball following the final whistle. The award caps another impressive week for Rogers, whose name has been everywhere lately.
His rise has even sparked debates beyond Villa, with recent discussion around his form and wider Premier League impact, including comparisons raised after Enzo Maresca publicly dismissed any idea of trading Cole Palmer for the Villa star, a moment also reported by SoftFootball earlier this week.
The Premier League shared a video on their official X account highlighting Morgan Rogers as the fan-voted Player of the Matchweek. Rogers set the tone just before halftime with a stunning left-footed strike from distance, cutting inside and curling the ball beyond the goalkeeper with real confidence. It was not an easy chance, but he made it look simple.
Watch the video below:
He returned after the break to finish calmly for his second, completing a brace that left Manchester United chasing shadows for long spells. That double made him the first Villa player since Dion Dublin in 1998 to score in back-to-back Premier League matches.
Fans made their feelings clear in the official vote. Rogers topped the poll with 29 per cent, narrowly edging Leeds striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, while Erling Haaland, Reece James and others trailed behind.
It was a tight race, but his influence on the match was hard to ignore. Unai Emery’s reaction on the touchline said plenty, too. The Villa boss later praised Rogers’ mentality and work rate, calling him a fighter who keeps improving.
This form has not come overnight. Earlier in the season, Rogers struggled, and Villa went four games without scoring. Now he has five goals and three assists in 17 league appearances and looks central to everything Villa do going forward.
His confidence is obvious, and so is the trust placed in him, underlined recently by a long-term contract extension reported by SoftFootball. With seven straight league wins and momentum building, Rogers’ timing feels perfect.
For now, he is not just Villa’s man of the moment. He is the Premier League’s Player of the Matchweek and fully deserved it.
