The Premier League awards for the best player, manager, and goal have been announced for the month of April.
Player of the Month – Jesse Lingard
The Manchester United loanee was in sensational form yet again for West Ham to claim his first-ever Premier League Player of the Month award.
Lingard scored four goals in as many league games to keep the Hammers in the thick of the top-four battle.
The last West Ham player to win this award was Michail Antonio in July 2020.
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— Premier League (@premierleague) May 14, 2021
Manager of the Month – Steve Bruce
While doubts over his future and regular criticism from fans have clouded his season, Steve Bruce got the job done in the end by ensuring Newcastleβs survival in the Premier League.
The Geordie-born gaffer led Newcastle to two wins and two draws from four league games in April.
And with a 12-point cushion from the relegation zone, the 16th-placed Magpies can breathe a sigh of relief ahead of the final three games of the season.
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— Premier League (@premierleague) May 14, 2021
Goal of the Month – Jesse Lingard
Lingard made it two of two in the player awards for April by winning a first Goal of the Month prize.
The 28-year-old won the accolade for his superb solo goal against Wolves on April 4. He collected the ball inside his own half, ran at the Wolves defense, capitalized on a Michail Antonioβs decoy run, and then fired the ball past Rui Patricio with a left-footed finish.
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— Premier League (@premierleague) May 14, 2021