Players' Player and Young Player of the Year

Frank Lampard is among the nominees for the Players' Player of the Year award at the PFA's annual dinner later this month.

He faces stiff competition. Arsenal's Thierry Henry (last year's winner), Liverpool's Steven Gerrard, Newcastle's Alan Shearer, Bolton's Jay-Jay Okocha, and Henry's Arsenal team-mate Patrick Vieira are also nominated.

Lampard's improvement over the last two seasons and his ever reliable form is enough in itself to warrant the award, but coming up against Henry after the exceptional season he's had is tough. Henry will win it - and deserves to.

On an even brighter note Chelsea trio John Terry, Glen Johnson, and Scott Parker have been nominated for the PFA's Young Player of the Year award.

A difficult choice, but John Terry's sure to win it, isn't he?

Arsenal's Kolo Toure, Everton's Wayne Rooney, and Manchester City's Shaun Wright-Phillips are also in contention for the honour.

Read the Professional Footballers' Association's Players' Player and Young Player of the Year awards press release.