Aston Villa have only had eight players who have won Premier League Player of the Month award.
Prior to the current international break, Aston Villa have received great news as their player has won the Premier League Player of the Month award in October. Their new signing, Nicolas Jackson, has won such accolades following his fine form in that month. He bagged four goals in four games, including a brace while Villa crushed Manchester City.
What makes such an award special is that the former Chelsea man is the first to receive it since April 2015. So, who were the previous winners from The Clarets and Blue? Here they are.
The current UEA’s Al-Wahda striker was the last Villa man who won the award. The former Belgian international clinched it in April 2015 when he also netted four goals in four games, one goal when Villa lost 3-1 to Manchester United, a hattrick which helped Villa share spoil with QPR in a 3-3 draw and a winning goal versus Spurs in White Hart Lane.
Overall, Benteke played 101 times for the Lions, contributing 49 goals and 12 assists. Such led him to a big move to Liverpool, only to find out that he was on the crossroad in his career when Jurgen Klopp arrived in the mid season of 2015/16.
He is by far the best Villan to win PFA award with three titles in his career. The versatile winger won it first in April 2008. He bagged three goals and two assists at that time. The memorable one was surely when he netted a brace and set up one goal as Villa trashed their local rival 5-1 in Second City Derby.
The second one was in September 2008 when he scored twice, against Spurs and Sunderland, plus registered one assist versus West Bromwich Albion. Meanwhile, his last one was in December 2008. At that time, the former Inter Milan man notched up three goals and one assist. Young netted a brace in a 3-2 win over Everton, plus one goal and made one assist as Villa dismantled Bolton 4-2. He also helped Villa hold The Gunners in a 2-2 draw.
Overall, the winger with 39 international caps with Three Lions made 247 appearances, with 38 goals and 53 assists in two spells. Young was one of the few rare talents in English football as he could play in almost all positions from the backline to the front one.
Young’s former teammate, Gaby Agbonlahor won it first in November 2007. The ex-forward only scored two goals plus set up one at that time. Yet, it was impressive form as Villa won all four games in that month. One of his goals was in a 2-1 victory in the Second City Derby.
Before hanging up his boots, the ex-frontman who was only capped three times with the Three Lions played in 391 matches, scoring 86 goals and providing 46 assists. He is truly a one-man club who had been at B6 during the rise and the fall of the club.
The former Arsenal man won it in February 2000. He registered three goals in three games at that time. It was a brace in a 4-0 win over Watford and another one when Villa was held in a 1-1 draw against Bradford.
Overall, Merson who was capped 21 times with England featured in 144 games with The Lions. He contributed 19 goals and 15 assists in all competitions.
The former England boss is the only non-forward Villa man who won the award. He did it in the first month of New Millenium. The ex-defender bagged a brace when Villa crushed second place Leeds United 2-1 on the road and contributed heavily as his team held Chelsea in a goalless draw and West Ham in a 1-1 draw. During his stint in the West Midlands, he played in 241 games, netting nine goals and setting up twice.
He was the first Englishman in the club who won the accolade introduced in the 1994/95 campaign. It was his first month after plying his trade from Coventry City. In that month, the former striker bagged seven goals in four games, a brace in 3-2 win over Spurs, and another one when Villa lost 4-2 to Liverpool. He also bagged a hattrick in a 4-0 victory over Southampton.
Overall, Dublin featured in 189 games. He registered 58 goals and 15 assists in all competitions for The Lions.
The Trinidad and Tobago boss was the first Aston Villa player who was awarded such. He won it in February 1996 with five goals and two assists in four games. His two brace came in a 3-0 win over Leeds United and 2-0 victory versus Bolton. Another goal was scored in a 3-3 draw when Villa and Wimbledon squared off.
Prior to his move to Manchester United, Yorke contributed heavily when the Lions won the EFL League Cup in 1996. He made 283 appearances, bagging 96 goals and setting up 33 times during his stint in B6.
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