The 22-year-old impressed in both of his first two Premier League starts this week: the 1-1 draw against Manchester United, and then Saturday’s 0-0 stalemate with Newcastle.
It was in the latter game that the centre-back drew particular plaudits for an all-action performance, making an outstanding eight clearances, winning three aerial duels and completing two tackles to help his side collect another important point at home.
Richards won the overwhelming share of your votes against Newcastle, with 62.4%; fellow centre-back Marc Guéhi was second with 12.5%, and goalkeeper Vicente Guaita third with 8.3%.
You can see a full breakdown of results below.