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14th May 2016

Match of the Day is making its goal of the season awards sabotage-proof

Hard luck Jack

Tom Victor

Last season’s Match of the Day goal of the season competition had an unlikely victor.

The award was won by Jack Wilshere for his final day effort against West Bromwich Albion, with many suggestion Arsenal fans had hijacked the voting process.

But there’s no chance of the same thing happening again this time around, and it’s not just because Wilshere is yet to find the net this season.

According to Metro, there will be no public vote for the 2015/16 award, with producers instead deciding to let a panel of experts have the final say.

That’s not to say an Arsenal player won’t win again, mind you, though Wilshere will need to produce something very special against Aston Villa to make it three in a row.

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