Cullen stars in Hull win
18/02/2025 15:40
Josh Cullen was one of three players in the battle for top place in last Wednesday's win against Hull at home, and he won the day with a first and second place finish.
He had to finish behind Jaidon Anthony for the man of the match. Anthony won it with 28% of the vote with Cullen so close behind with 27%. Hannibal wasn't far behind with 26% and Connor Roberts took fourth place with 6% of the vote.
Cullen was the player ratings winner however with a rating of 8.61 out of ten. Second was Hannibal who rated 8.22 with Anthony third with 8.16. Maxime Estève had a rating of 8.12 out of ten to take fourth place.
In a close three way finish, Cullen was first with eight points towards the Up the Clarets Player of the Year. One point behind with seven was Anthony and Hannibal won five points. Both Estève and Roberts, four their fourth place finishes, won one point.
The two central defenders, Estève and CJ Egan-Riley continue to lead the way by some distance but it's now Cullen in third place; he's moved three points ahead of James Trafford. Behind those two in fifth place, Hannibal has now gone above Josh Brownhill into fifth place with Anthony now joint eighth with Roberts.
The PRESTON VOTE remains open until the end of today.
The Hull result and the current player of the year table are below.
MAN OF THE MATCH
28% – Jaidon Anthony
27% – Josh Cullen
26% – Hannibal
6% – Connor Roberts
5% – Maxime Estève
4% – Bashir Humphreys
2% – Lyle Foster
1% – Josh Laurent
0% – Zian Flemming & James Trafford
0% – CJ Egan-Riley
PLAYER RATINGS
8.61 – Josh Cullen
8.22 – Hannibal
8.16 – Jaidon Anthony
8.12 – Maxime Estève
7.98 – CJ Egan-Riley, Bashir Humphreys & Connor Roberts
7.27 – Josh Laurent
7.24 – Zian Flemming
7.16 – Lyle Foster
7.04 – James Trafford
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
144: Maxime Estève
126: CJ Egan-Riley
61: Josh Cullen
58: James Trafford
47: Hannibal
46: Josh Brownhill
40: Jeremy Sarmiento
39: Jaidon Anthony & Connor Roberts
33: Zian Flemming
31: Josh Laurent
29: Bashir Humphreys
14: Luca Koleosho
12: Dara O'Shea
11: Václav Hladký & Lucas Pires
10: Lyle Foster
7: Jay Rodriguez
6: Han-Noah Massengo
5: Vitinho
3: Zeki Amdouni, Joe Bauress, Tommy McDermott & Joe Worrall
2: Ashley Barnes
1: Mike Trésor
