Every month since the beginning of the 1994/95 season, Premier League players, experts and fans have been voting for the league’s best player from the month’s action of football.
Usually, the award goes to one of the titans of the league. Sergio Aguero has claimed the prize a record seven times, while Bruno Fernandes and Ilkay Gundogan have almost formed a monopoly on the award in recent times.
However, March 2021 saw an underdog win the prize, with Leicester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho scooping the award.
Here is a look back at some of the other underdogs who win the Premier League Player of the Month award.