He spent just 85 minutes on the pitch and didn't even start a match, but Le Fondre is player of the month (and Reading boss McDermott makes it a double celebration)

Adam Le Fondre has been named the Barclays Premier League player of the month for January - despite not starting a game!

Reading's hotshot striker scored five goals last month - including priceless doubles against Chelsea and Newcastle.

VIDEO: Scroll down to watch Le Fondre and McDermott receive their awards



Out on his own: Adam Le Fondre shows off his player of the month award

Hotshot: Le Fondre celebrates his late double against Chelsea in the 2-2 draw

Le Fondre... in January

Games: 4

Starts: 0

Minutes on pitch: 85 Shots on target: 5 Goals: 5

His goals have helped propel the Royals out of the relegation zone as they bid to avoid an immediate return to the Championship.

It is an incredible feat for Le Fondre, who has not started a league match for Reading since December 11.

Le Fondre said: 'It's fantastic to win the award, I'm buzzing for myself and the rest of the team. I want to keep this scoring run going right through until the end of the season and hopefully we can stay up.'



In charge: Brian McDermott was handed the manager of the month gong

And it was a double celebration for Reading as Brian McDermott took the manager of the month prize for the seven points from 12 they gained after the new year.

McDermott said: 'It's fantastic to win it, the team and staff at the club have done a fantastic job in the last month.



'The bigger picture is that we've got a lot more points on the board now and we've given ourselves a real chance of league survival.'

PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH - FULL BREAKDOWN

This is the first time a Reading player has won the Player of the Month award for the Premier League. Here is the breakdown of winners by club, position and players since the award's inception in 1992.

BY CLUB

Manchester United - 31

Arsenal - 26

Liverpool - 16

Chelsea - 15

Tottenham Hotspur - 10

Aston Villa - 8

Everton, Newcastle United - 7

Leeds United, Southampton - 6

Blackburn Rovers - 5

Manchester City - 4

Bolton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United - 3

Charlton Athletic, Coventry City, Fulham, Leicester City, Sunderland - 2

Birmingham City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Queens Park Rangers, Reading, Sheffield Wednesday, Swansea City, Wimbledon - 1



BY POSITION

Forward - 84

Midfielder - 69

Defender - 12

Goalkeeper - 7

TOP AWARD WINNERS

Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney - 5

Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry, Frank Lampard, Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes, Alan Shearer, Robin van Persie - 4

Robbie Keane, Peter Odemwingie, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dwight Yorke, Ashley Young - 3







PREMIER LEAGUE MANAGER OF THE MONTH - FULL BREAKDOWN

It's also the first time a Reading manager has scooped the award... Here's the full list.

BY CLUB Manchester United - 27

Arsenal, Liverpool - 12

Everton, Newcastle United - 11

Chelsea - 10

Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Tottenham Hotspur - 7

Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Southampton - 6

Leeds United - 5

Leicester City, Wimbledon - 4

Charlton Athletic, Coventry City, Middlesbrough, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth, Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, West Ham United, Wigan Athletic - 3

Fulham, Reading, West Bromwich Albion - 2

Birmingham City, Derby County, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Norwich City, Oldham Athletic, Queens Park Rangers, Reading, Swansea City - 1



BY MANAGER Sir Alex Ferguson - 27

Arsene Wenger - 12

David Moyes - 9

Martin O'Neill, Harry Redknapp - 8

Bobby Robson - 6

Rafael Benitez, Kevin Keegan - 5

Sam Allardyce, Carlo Ancelotti, Roy Hodgson, Joe Kinnear, Gordon Strachan - 4











