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title: "Leeds United: Fans react to Ben White snub for Player of the Month award"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-fans-react-to-ben-white-snub-for-player-of-the-month-award/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Alex Ford"
section: "Twitter Talk"
published: "2019-09-13T12:35:12Z"
modified: "2019-09-13T12:35:12Z"
---

# Leeds United: Fans react to Ben White snub for Player of the Month award

**Leeds United fans could not believe Ben White was not nominated to win the Sky Bet Championship’s Player of the Month award.**

> The August nominations for the Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month award have been announced!
>
> Daniel Johnson – [@pnefc](https://twitter.com/pnefc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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> [@lyletaylor90](https://twitter.com/lyletaylor90?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) – [@CAFCofficial](https://twitter.com/CAFCofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> [@mikevdhoorn1](https://twitter.com/mikevdhoorn1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) – [@SwansOfficial](https://twitter.com/SwansOfficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> Ollie Watkins – [@BrentfordFC](https://twitter.com/BrentfordFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [https://t.co/LE5UG6kxFF](https://t.co/LE5UG6kxFF)[#EFL](https://twitter.com/hashtag/EFL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) | [#POTM](https://twitter.com/hashtag/POTM?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/MVWgu1crBy](https://t.co/MVWgu1crBy)
>
> — Sky Bet Championship (@SkyBetChamp) [September 12, 2019](https://twitter.com/SkyBetChamp/status/1172011957689475073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The four nominees were announced on Thursday morning, but not one single player from the Elland Road outfit was in the final shortlist.

Daniel Johnson (Preston North End), Lyle Taylor (Charlton Athletic), Mike van der Hoorn (Swansea City) and Ollie Watkins (Brentford) were the final four.

[![Championship Picks](https://cdn.footballleagueworld.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Championship-Picks-Desktop.png)](https://championshippicks.uk/)

Indeed, it seems a number of the Whites’ fans could not understand why White was not included and stats from [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/322036/Show/Ben-White), perhaps, appear to justify why he should have possibly been included in the nominations.

White appears to have become a mainstay in Marcelo Bielsa’s first-team and has recorded an [average of 2.5 tackles, 4.2 interceptions and 3.7 clearances](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/322036/Show/Ben-White) in his six Championship appearances so far following his season-long loan switch from Brighton and Hove Albion.

Fans took to Twitter to question why he was not included on the shortlist, whilst others simply could not believe the 21-year-old was not a contender.

Here are just some of their reactions…

> Ben white?
>
> — Claudio (@claudiolufc) [September 12, 2019](https://twitter.com/claudiolufc/status/1172033701213065216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Ben White [#lufc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/lufc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Connor Mahoney!! BielsaBall and Beer (@ConnorMOT92) [September 12, 2019](https://twitter.com/ConnorMOT92/status/1172107509458440196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> No Ben White (fans player of the month) but I’d have to go Lyle Taylor
>
> — RylanWindle17 (@RWindle17) [September 12, 2019](https://twitter.com/RWindle17/status/1172161261582393344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> You forgot about Ben White.
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> — Krzysztof Wrzal (@KrzysztofWrzal) [September 12, 2019](https://twitter.com/KrzysztofWrzal/status/1172013001156812801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Ben? White?
>
> — lufcshaun (@shaunlufc58) [September 12, 2019](https://twitter.com/shaunlufc58/status/1172018227322343424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Oooo Ben White is fuming
>
> — Ollie Flack (@FlackOllie) [September 12, 2019](https://twitter.com/FlackOllie/status/1172073149678149632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Ben white
>
> — Joey (@lufcjoey) [September 12, 2019](https://twitter.com/lufcjoey/status/1172120766248361984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> God has been disrespected [pic.twitter.com/q65pcqDb2v](https://t.co/q65pcqDb2v)
>
> — Coel (@LUFC\_Brammers) [September 12, 2019](https://twitter.com/LUFC_Brammers/status/1172053590963343360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)