Friday 6 May 2016 10:07, UK
Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana has been named the PFA Fans' Player of the Month for March in the Premier League.
Lallana's performances last month helped Jurgen Klopp's side to two wins as the England midfielder scored once and produced two assists.
The England international won 41.6 per cent of the vote to beat off competition from Norwich defender Timm Klose (31.1 per cent) and Tottenham striker Harry Kane (27.3 per cent).
That selection was reduced from an initial 12-man list featuring Ashley Williams (Swansea City), Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur), Graziano Pelle (Southampton), Jermain Defoe (Sunderland), Josh King (Bournemouth), Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City), Michail Antonio (West Ham United), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) and Salomon Rondon (West Bromwich Albion).
Every month, throughout the English football season, fans will have the opportunity to vote on skysports.com for who they think has been the best player in the Barclays Premier League, Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two, after Sky Sports teamed up with the PFA to be the digital platform for the Awards.
Before the vote opens each month, an expert panel will produce a shortlist of contenders. Fans will then be able to vote for the player they think deserves the award.
The panel includes Sky Sports football pundits Paul Merson, Ian Holloway and Peter Beagrie.
That trio will be joined by Mike Riley, general manager of Professional Game Match Officials, and Malcolm Clarke, chairman of the Football Supporters Federation, as well as the winning fan from each month.
