The winners of all of the Premier League’s Player of the Month, Manager of the Month and Goal of the Month for September have been revealed on Friday.
Toffees continue to impress
The surprise package of the early weeks of the Premier League season have of course come in the form of Everton.
The Merseysiders enjoyed an impressive summer window, during which the likes of James Rodriguez, Allan, Abdoulaye Doucoure and Ben Godfrey all made the move to Goodison Park.
In turn, most expected the Toffees, with Carlo Ancelotti at the helm, to look much improved this time around.
Just how quickly they have since gelled, and exploded out of the blocks, though, has nevertheless come as something of a surprise.
Everton currently sit top of the Premier League table with 12 points, having racked up consecutive wins over all of Tottenham, West Brom, Crystal Palace and, most recently Brighton.
✅ Tottenham 0-1 Everton
✅ Everton 5-2 West Brom
✅ Crystal Palace 1-2 Everton
✅ Everton 4-2 BrightonThe perfect start.pic.twitter.com/wPtantRRKW
— Goal (@goal) October 4, 2020
More impressive than the club’s actual results, though, have been Everton’s performances, with the new-look Toffees a genuinely exciting outfit to watch, as evidenced by their Premier League average of 3 goals-per-game thus far.
DCL & Ancelotti clinch prizes
As such, on the back of such a superb opening to the campaign, it has come as little surprise to see a pair of the key contributors behind Everton’s success rewarded.
On Friday, the winners of the latest edition of both the Player of the Month and Manager of the Month for September were unveiled.
Both come from Everton, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin, amid a scintillating spell of form in front of goal, first up:
Introducing your September @EASPORTSFIFA Player of the Month…
@CalvertLewin14 #PLAwards pic.twitter.com/ZgoS68qg6x
— Premier League (@premierleague) October 9, 2020
Carlo Ancelotti’s stellar work on the bench at Goodison, meanwhile, has seen the Italian also rewarded:
Congratulations, @MrAncelotti
The @Everton boss is your @BarclaysFooty Manager of the Month for September#PLAwards pic.twitter.com/RKoZ80hOGq
— Premier League (@premierleague) October 9, 2020
Last up comes the winner of the Goal of the Month, with James Maddison’s stunning strike for Leicester versus Manchester City having beaten out the competition for September:
This certified wins the September @budfootball Goal of the Month #PLAwards pic.twitter.com/ak4gmDC893
— Premier League (@premierleague) October 9, 2020
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