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Cole Palmer won his first Premier League Player of the Month award for his performances for Chelsea in April, while Everton’s Sean Dyche was rewarded with the manager’s award.
In four appearances, Palmer led the league in April with his seven goals for the Blues, in addition to an assist, and he is the first Chelsea player win the award in six yearssince Eden Hazard in September 2018.
Dyche achieved four victories – including a crucial success in the Merseyside derby – and a draw in their six games in the month to ensure Everton’s safety in the Premier League for another season.
Palmer scored a hat-trick in Chelsea’s 4-3 comeback win over Man United, as well as four in a 6-0 win over Everton, the only game Dyche’s team lost in April.
The 22-year-old became the first Blues player to score in seven consecutive home games in the Premier League, and the first scorer of a Chelsea hat-trick, completing his trio 29 minutes into the game against the Toffees.
Cole Palmer won the Premier League Player of the Month award for April after scoring seven goals
Everton manager Sean Dyche took the management award after ensuring the safety of the Toffees
Against Everton, Palmer became the fourth Chelsea player to score four goals in a Premier League match, after Gianluca Vialli, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Frank Lampard.
While at Manchester City in October 2020, Palmer won the PL2 Player of the Month award, but this is the first time he has won the senior award.
He is one of eight nominees for Premier League Player of the Season after his outstanding efforts with Chelsea since arriving in September, as well as being on the shortlist for the Young Player award.
Palmer beat Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, Arsenal’s Kai Havertz, Man United midfielder Bruno Fernandes, Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta and Man City centre-back Josko Gvardiol to win April’s award.
With his April success, Dyche won the Manager of the Month award for the third time in his career, having previously won it with Burnley in March 2018 and February 2020.
He is the first Everton manager to claim the award since Carlo Ancelotti in September 2020.
Everton bounced back from the heavy defeat at Stamford Bridge to beat Nottingham Forest, Liverpool and Brentford in the space of six days in three home games at Goodison Park.
Dyche told Everton’s website.: ‘I’m very happy, obviously, first of all for myself, but also for my staff, the players and the fans who have contributed.
Palmer is Chelsea’s first Player of the Month award winner since Eden Hazard in September 2018.
Carlo Ancelotti was Everton’s latest manager of the month in September 2020
“It was a really good run, very nice and a tough month of games, especially with an extraordinary game that, of course, didn’t go the way we wanted.” But I think the way we act overall as a group has been very nice.”
Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta and Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola were the other coaches nominated for April’s Coach of the Month award.
