Mohamed Diamé has been named the FUN88 player of the month for January.

The Senegalese midfielder topped the vote ahead of team-mates Jacob Murphy and Paul Dummett, with his excellent performances impressing supporters even before his goal against Crystal Palace this month.

Diamé joined Newcastle from Hull City in the summer of 2016 and, having initially struggled to win over some supporters, his recent displays have seen him emerge as one of the first names on Rafa Benítez's team sheet.

He picked up 64.4 per cent of the vote and will be presented with his award ahead of Sunday's home game against Manchester United.

One lucky fan will get the chance to hand the prize over to Diamé at St. James' Park at the weekend. The winner will be announced via FUN88's Twitter account, @fun88eng, later this week.

The winners of runners-up prizes of tickets to the game will also be announced by FUN88 shortly.