Leeds United’s Chris Wood has been named the PFA Championship Player of the Month.
Leeds United striker Chris Wood has been rewarded for his fine recent form by winning the PFA Fans’ Championship Player of the Month award for January.
Wood, 25, went into this season after a solid if unspectacular first campaign with Leeds, and fans were expecting a better return than 13 goals in 36 league appearances.
Chris Wood scores Leeds United’s first goal against Huddersfield Town
They’ve got exactly what they wanted this season, as the New Zealand international has emerged as one of the top strikers in the Championship, smashing 18 goals in 29 league games.
Wood’s total tally for the season stands at 21 goals in 33 games this season, and he was in the goals again on Sunday, as he scored Leeds’ only goal of the 2-1 defeat at Huddersfield Town.
James Beattie
Wood has got off to a remarkable start in 2017, as he scored six times in just four league games in January, whilst he’s already got going in February with that goal against Huddersfield.
It’s Wood’s record in January that has been a talking point today though, as Sky Sports confirmed this morning that Wood had been named the PFA Fans’ Championship Player of the Month for January.
After winning the award, Wood took to Twitter to thank everybody who voted for him, admitting that he was ‘very honoured and privileged’ to have won the award for January.
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Leeds coach James Beattie – a former striker himself – then responded to Wood on Twitter, congratulating him on the award and encouraging him to keep improving on a superb season so far.
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