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CAN IVAN THE GREAT SEE OFF CANARIES’ KINGPINS?

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The LeaguePaper Team
11 April 2021

By Chris Dunlavy

CREAM OF THE CROP: From left, Ivan Toney, Teemu Pukki, Emi Buendia, Adam Armstrong, Ismaila Sarr and Lucas Joao
PICTURE: Alamy

OLLIE Watkins’ reign as Championship Player of the Year is drawing to a close – but who will seize the England’s striker’s crown?
From Brentford’s Ivan Toney, Watkins’ free-scoring successor, to Norwich hitman and former winner Teemu Pukki, there are no shortage of contenders in an open contest.
The prize, traditionally awarded in April but delayed due to the season’s unusually late start, is the re...

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