Friday 6 May 2016 11:40, UK
Oxford United striker Danny Hylton has been named the PFA Fans' Player of the Month for April in Sky Bet League Two.
Hylton played a key part as Oxford, who can secure promotion with victory at home to Wycombe on Saturday, earned 10 points from a possible 15.
The 27-year-old secured 53.8 per cent of the vote to beat off competition from Accrington Stanley's Tarique Fosu-Henry (27.4 per cent) and Bristol Rovers striker Matt Taylor (18.8 per cent), who were also on the final three-man shortlist.
This was reduced from an initial 12-man shortlist that included Lyle Taylor (AFC Wimbledon), Luke Berry (Cambridge), Josh Windass (Accrington), Joe Pigott (Luton), Pelly Ruddock (Luton) ,Dean Parrett (Stevenage), John Akinde (Barnet), Matt Green (Mansfield) and Ricky Holmes (Northampton).
Every month throughout the English football season, fans will have the opportunity to vote on skysports.com for who they think has been the best player in the Premier League, Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two, after Sky Sports teamed up with the PFA to be the digital platform for the Awards.
Before the vote opens each month, an expert panel produce a shortlist of contenders. Fans are then able to vote for the player they think deserves the award.
The panel includes Sky Sports football pundits Paul Merson, Ian Holloway and Peter Beagrie.
That trio are joined by Mike Riley, general manager of Professional Game Match Officials, and Malcolm Clarke, chairman of the Football Supporters Federation, as well as the winning fan from each month.
