Pulis, Wickham Win Barclays April Award

Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis has bagged the Barclays Manager of the Month award for April.

Pulis, 56, guided the ‘Eagles’ to four wins out of their five matches, including an impressive 3-2 win at Champions League hopefuls Everton on Wednesday, April 16. Palace were guaranteed of Premier League survival following a 1-0 win over West Ham on Saturday, April 19.

Palace currently sits 11th in the table and are 11 points clear of the relegation zone.

Tony Pulis and Connor Wickham Claims Barclay's Manager and Player of the Month of April Respectively.
Tony Pulis and Connor Wickham Claims Barclay’s Manager and Player of the Month of April Respectively.

Sunderland striker Conor Wickham was named Player of the Month.

Wickham scored five times to take his team out of the drop zone, with key strikes against contenders Manchester City and Chelsea.

The 21-year-old brace against City earned the ‘Black Cats’ solitary point a the Etihad.