Chelsea trio sweep Premier League monthly awards

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Chelsea’s unblemished November has been recognised with a clean sweep of the Premier League’s monthly awards.

Antonio Conte takes the manager’s award for the second month in succession while Diego Costa is named player of the month for the first time since August 2014.

Chelsea won all three Premier League games in November, scoring eight goals and conceding just one.

Costa scored in a 5-0 defeat of Everton at Stamford Bridge and also got the winner in his side’s 1-0 victory at Middlesbrough.

Pedro’s long-range goal in a 2-1 win over Tottenham, meanwhile, has been voted November’s best.

Chelsea are now on an eight-match winning run in the league and have a three-point lead at the top, but Conte believes it is too early to label them favourites for the title.

Speaking ahead of Sunday’s game against West Brom he said: “It’s difficult to accept this.

“I think we have played only 14 games, and to finish that first part of the season, there is the second part.”