West Ham United coach Sam Allardyce has won the Premier League’s Manager of the Month award for February, beating off competition from Chelsea’s JoseMourinho, Liverpool’s Brendan Rodgers and Hull City coach Steve Bruce to land the award.
Concerns had been raised over Allardyce’sfuture at Upton Park earlier this season after a string of losses as well as early exits in both domestic cup competitions, but after holding Chelsea to a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge on Jan. 29th, theHammers coach guided the club to four wins in four Premier League games as well as four clean sheets in February, en route to beating Swansea City, Aston Villa, Norwich City and Southampton.
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge was also awarded the Player of the Month award for February, after scoring five goals in five appearances and making two assists for the Reds inFebruary.