Wednesday 30 March 2016 12:28, UK
Sky Sports can now reveal the contenders for the PFA Fans' Player of the Month Awards for March.
The Premier League shortlist includes Tottenham striker Harry Kane, whose five goals have kept Mauricio Pochettino's side firmly in the race for the title.
He is joined by his Spurs teammate Dele Alli, Leicester City duo Kasper Schmeichel and Riyad Mahrez and Liverpool forward Adam Lallana as they all look to follow February's winner Dimitri Payet in picking up the top-flight PFA Fans' player of the month award.
The competition is just as hot in the Sky Bet Football League, with Andre Gray (Burnley),Will Grigg (Wigan) and John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton) all featuring in the shortlists compiled by the expert panel of judges as they look to follow February winners Sam Vokes, who is included in the Championship shortlist again, Lee Gregory (Millwall) and Cameron McGeehan (Luton).
Every month, throughout the English football season, fans have the opportunity to vote on skysports.com for who they think has been the best player in the 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 produces a shortlist of contenders. Fans are then able to vote for the player they think deserves the award.
One voting fan in each division, who is a resident in the UK or Ireland, will win the chance (subject to terms and conditions) to meet and present the award to each PFA Fans' Player of the Month. And that's not all - one of the winners will join the experts on the following month's shortlisting panel.
The panel includes Sky Sports football pundits Paul Merson, Ian Holloway and Peter Beagrie. The trio are joined by Mike Riley, general manager of the Professional Game Match Officials, and Malcolm Clarke, chairman of the Football Supporters Federation, as well as the winning fan from each month.
The shortlists for the March awards have been announced and the following players are in contention:
Premier League
Ashley Williams (Swansea City)
Adam Lallana (Liverpool)
Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur)
Graziano Pelle (Southampton)
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
Jermain Defoe (Sunderland)
Josh King (Bournemouth)
Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City)
Michail Antonio (West Ham United)
Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City)
Salomon Rondon (West Bromwich Albion)
Timm Klose (Norwich City)
Championship
Andre Gray (Burnley)
Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion)
Chris Martin (Derby County)
Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday)
Gaston Ramirez (Middlesbrough)
Lee Tomlin (Bristol City)
Leon Best (Rotherham United)
Lex Immers (Cardiff City)
Mirco Antenucci (Leeds United)
Sam Vokes (Burnley)
Tjarron Chery (QPR)
Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion)
League One
Aaron Amadi-Holloway (Oldham Athletic)
Ashley Fletcher (Barnsley)
Jamie Proctor (Bradford City)
Lucas Akins (Burton Albion)
Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United)
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Rochdale)
Shaun Whalley (Shrewsbury Town)
Steve Morison (Millwall)
Sullay Kaikai (Shrewsbury Town)
Tom Bradshaw (Walsall)
Will Grigg (Wigan Athletic)
Yanic Wildschut (Wigan Athletic)
League Two
Billy Kee (Accrington Stanely)
Cristian Montano (Bristol Rovers)
Hallam Hope (Carlisle United)
Jack Marriott (Luton Town)
John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town)
Kemar Roofe (Oxford United)
Kyle Bennett (Portsmouth)
Lewis Hawkins (Hartlepool United)
Matt Harrold (Crawley Town)
Matt Taylor (Bristol Rovers)
Ollie Watkins (Exeter City)
Ryan Dickson (Yeovil Town)
On Thursday, an even shorter list of leading contenders will be announced, however voting will remain open until March 31.
The winners will be announced on April 1.
Have your say NOW - vote at www.skysports.com/pfafanvote
To be eligible for the prize, voters must be 18 or over and be a resident of UK or ROI. Travel costs are not included as part of the prize. Click here to read the full terms and conditions.
