Chelsea boss Avram Grant is the Barclays Premier League
Manager of the Month for April, while Aston Villa's Ashley Young
takes the player gong.
Grant steered his side back into contention for the title
during an outstanding April as they collected 10 points from a
possible 12.
They rounded off the month with a crucial 2-1 win over
Manchester United and they now go into Sunday's final round of
games this weekend level on points with their rivals.
Chelsea host Bolton while United, who have a superior goal
difference, travel to Wigan.
The Blues' only slip-up in April - which could still prove
costly, given the goal difference - was the concession of a late
equaliser to Wigan.
It is Grant's first such award in English football.
Villa winger Young, who was recently nominated for the
Professional Footballers' Association's Young Player of the Year
award, has been named player of the month.
The 22-year-old scored in a 6-0 rout of Derby and added two more
in a 5-1 thrashing of rivals Birmingham.