Aston Villa forward Nicolas Jackson has been awarded the Premier League Player of the Month award, with no player scoring more than his four goals in four matches throughout October.

The 25-year-old, who joined Unai Emery's side from Chelsea in a deal worth up to £65m this summer, has scored six goals and registered one assist across nine top-flight appearances so far this season.

Jackson is the first Aston Villa player to win the award since Christian Benteke in April 2015, while he is just the fourth Senegal player to claim the prize.

His goals included an equaliser in Aston Villa's 2-2 draw with Brentford, a brace in an important 2-1 victory over Manchester City, and the opener in a 1-1 draw with Fulham.