For the main Player of the Year accolade, Essien had beaten competition from Didier Drogba and Ricardo Carvalho, the two other nominees by most votes gained.

• 在赛季最佳球员的评选中，埃辛击败了队友德罗巴和卡瓦略，这两位竞争者的也赢得了球迷的不少投票。