Sam Vokes wins PFA Fans' Player of the Month award for February
Friday 18 March 2016 11:44, UK
Burnley striker Sam Vokes has been named the PFA Fans' Player of the Month for February in the Sky Bet Championship.
Sean Dyche's side remained unbeaten in the league in February, winning four and drawing two games and Vokes was a key figure during the run.
The 26-year-old put in a number of fine performances as Burnley went to the top of the Championship, scoring three goals and grabbing an assist on his way to the award for the second tier.
Cardiff City's Anthony Pilkington and Reading striker Yann Kermorgant were also on the three-man final shortlist, which was reduced from an initial list including Aden Flint (Bristol City), Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough), Alex Smithies (QPR), Jamie Murphy (Brighton), Joe Garner (Preston), Jordi Gomez (Blackburn), Matthew Lowton (Burnley), Michael Dawson (Hull) and Tomer Hemed (Brighton).
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.
