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Cole Palmer has won his first Premier League Player of the Month award for his performances with Chelsea in April, while Everton's Sean Dyche has been rewarded with the manager's prize.

In four appearances, Palmer led the league in April with his seven goals for the Blues, as well as one assist, and is the first Chelsea player to win the award in six years, since Eden Hazard in September 2018.

Dyche oversaw four wins - including crucial success in the Merseyside derby - and a draw from their six matches in the month to secure Everton's Premier League safety for another season.

Palmer scored in a hat-trick in Chelsea's 4-3 comeback win over Man United, as well as four in a 6-0 victory over Everton - the only game that Dyche's side lost in April. 

The 22-year-old became the first Blues player to score in seven straight Premier League home appearances, and the earliest ever scorer of a Chelsea hat-trick, rounding off his trio within 29 minutes of kick-off against the Toffees.