The City duo enjoyed respective impressive months and were both at the heart of our strong victories over Aston Villa and Everton before the winter break.
Indeed, the England international continued her strong this term with two goals in our hard-fought success over the Villans at the Joie Stadium.
With the hosts a goal down at half-time, the skilful winger took the game by the scruff of the neck by netting a quickfire brace to ensure we won 2-1 and kept pace with the title chasing pack.
She was also at her electrifying best against the Toffees when she weaved into the penalty area and won Gareth Taylor’s side an early penalty at Walton Hall Park.
Hemp’s nomination follows her inclusion in December’s Joie Player of the Month shortlist and her awarding of an MBE in the New Year’s Honours list.
Alongside her in contention for the WSL award is Bunny who strengthened her position at the top of the division’s goalscoring chart with a hat-trick in our 4-1 success on Merseyside.
The Jamaican shrugged off the disappointment of missing an early penalty to break the deadlock with a sublime chip over Courtney Brosnan.
She then added to her tally with a clinical low finish before heading home City’s fourth after the interval to finish the scoring.
Shaw is now the leading scorer in the WSL with nine goals in as many league games.
Our pair face competition from Liverpool’s Taylor Hinds, Leicester’s Lena Petermann, Manchester United’s Ella Toone and Spurs’ Barbora Votikova.
Voting closes at 10:00 (UK) on Monday 8 January, cast your vote here.
