Tony Pulis wins Manager of the Month award for April after securing safety for Crystal Palace as Sunderland's Connor Wickham wins player accolade Tony Pulis has been named Barclays Premier League Manager of the Month for April after guiding Crystal Palace to safety with four wins from five games.The Eagles secured consecutive victories against Cardiff, Aston Villa, Everton and West Ham to pull themselves clear of the relegation zone.
Although Pulis' men fell to a 2-0 defeat to title-chasing Manchester City last week,
the south London side are now up to 11th in the table, just a point away from a place in the top 10.
Sunderland's Connor Wickham has picked up the Barclays Player of the Month award after helping his side move out of the relegation zone with five goals in just four games.The 21-year-old netted twice in the Black Cats' 2-2 draw with Manchester City,
once in their 2-1 victory against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and then bagged a brace in last week's 4-0 thrashing of relegation rivals Cardiff.
Wickham's goals have helped Gus Poyet's side move up to 17th in the table on goal difference with three games remaining.
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Tony Pulis & Connor Wickham handed April awards Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis has been awarded the Barclays Manager of the Month award for April.The 56-year-old
guided Palace to four wins from five league games during the month as the Eagles climbed out of relegation danger and into 11th place.
Sunderland striker
Connor Wickham was named Player of the Month.The 21-year-old scored five times in April to take his team out of the drop zone, with key strikes against title contenders Manchester City and Chelsea.
Palace were relegated in all four of their previous Premier League seasons and were in the bottom two when former Stoke boss Pulis replaced Ian Holloway at Selhurst Park in November.
Wickham, who joined the Black Cats from Ipswich in 2011, scored a brace against City in a 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium.
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