Premier League player of the month: History-making Wood denies Palmer chance to make Chelsea history

Nottingham Forest Chris Wood has denied Cole Palmer the chance to make history as the first Chelsea player to win the Premier League player of the month two times in a row.

Palmer won the award in September and was shortlisted for the October gong.

The 22-year-old was also seeking to become the second Chelsea player to win the award at least three times after Frank Lampard who won four times.

While Palmer was denied chance to make double history, Wood made history as the first Nottingham Forest player and the first New Zealander to win the award.

The 32-year-old Wood was the Premier League’s top scorer in October, scoring in all three of his appearances and netted four goals in total to help Forest go unbeaten through the month, drawing at Chelsea, beating Crystal Palace and winning at Wilfred Ndidi’s Leicester City.

“I’m over the moon with it. It’s a fantastic achievement. It’s a credit to all of us and how the team’s working. I couldn’t have done it without them. They supply me with all the chances, so it’s nice that I’ve been able to tuck them away for them,’ Wood was quoted as saying on the Premier League website.