Zaha earns W88 Player of the Month for three-goal April

May 6, 2022 10:18 am

Wilfried Zaha has been named Crystal Palace’s W88 Player of the Month for April after scoring three times for the Eagles.

Zaha netted most recently against Southampton to secure three points in a comeback win, and also bagged in a 3-0 victory over Arsenal and the 2-1 loss to Leicester City.

He helped the south Londoners to two wins and a draw from six, and played the full FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.

In the league he played 90 minutes in every match bar the Saints one, when his 64th-minute substitution won the game.

He earned a huge 44.1% of the fans’ vote for Player of the Month, beating Joachim Andersen (11%) and Marc GuĂ©hi (8.8%) to the award.

“Thanks for voting for me,” he said to supporters. “I really appreciate it.”

Zaha was presented his trophy by Palace legend Geoff Thomas, who joined the squad at the Training Ground to promote his upcoming Tour de France ride for Cure Leukaemia. He also handed Zaha his FIFA Team of the Week card, with the Ivorian and Tyrick Mitchell both earning the accolade.

This is Zaha’s first Player of the Month this season; he has won it five times before. He’s also in the running for Goal of the Season and Player of the Season in the club’s End of Season Awards.