Adam Virgo
BRIGHTON LEGEND AND TV PUNDIT

Burnley have clearly been the best team in the Championship this season. But do the Clarets have a standout player?
Other than Nathan Tella, not really. That’s what makes the battle to be crowned player of the year so intriguing. In years gone by you’d have at least a couple of strikers on 25 or even 30 goals, or a runaway candidate like Aleksandar Mitrovic for Fulham last season.
Middlesbrough’s Chuba Akpom is just shy of those numbers, but I’d still argue that this is the most open contest for many, many years. Assuming Akpom is a shoo-in for th...