September EFL POTM Roundup

Championship

The Championship player of the month was Ben Brereton Diaz of Blackburn Rovers, he scored 6 goals accompanied by 1 assist. A hat trick in a 5-1 home victory against Cardiff City was his best game of the month. This outstanding month put him into joint top scorer in the league alongside Aleksandar Mitrovic. The inform Chilean forwards exceptional moth has drawn plenty of attention from several clubs across several countries, with is current contract up at the end of the season. The Stoke born striker received an EA Sports FIFA Team of the Week card in September, following the hattrick against Cardiff City at Ewood Park. The ex-Forest player beat Coventry City’s Swedish striker Viktor Gyokeres, Readings prolific playmaker John Swift and Fulham fanatic forward Aleksandar Mitrovic to the monthly accolade. The South Americans stand out form has powered Rovers to a spot just outside the play offs.

League 1

The winner of the League 1 player of the month was Morecambe striker Cole Stockton, the former non-league striker bagged 5 goals and 1 assist in the month of September including an outrageous 40-yard lobbed screamer against Wimbledon as well as a lovely goal on the turn against Lincoln City. It is the second month in a row the 27-year-old has acquired the player of the month award. His red-hot form has kept the Lancashire seaside town well away from the relegation zone, where many people have predicted them to end up come the end of the season

League 2

The League 2 player of the month award went to Nicky Cadden of Forest Green Rovers. The Left wing back provided 4 assists for his teammates with several beautifully whipped crosses, often finding the head of striker and Rover’s captain Jamil Matt. The Left wing back also did not concede a single goal in the month of September, proving he was also solid defensively for the Nailsworth side. The Scotsman beat Leyton Orient striker Harry Smith, Port Vale attacking midfielder Ben Garrityto the monthly award as well as Harrogate Town finisher Luke Armstrong. Caddens form for Rovers helped them reach the summit of League 2. Sitting top of the pile at the end of an exceptional month.