Coventry’s Lampard named manager of the month

Coventry City head coach Frank Lampard has been named Championship manager of the month for October after his side stormed to the top of the table.

The in-form Sky Blues secured 15 points from a possible 18 last month after winning five of their six matches, scoring 18 goals in the process.

Since then, City have gone on to stretch their lead at the top to five points following back-to-back wins at the start of November.

Lampard said: “I would like to thank all the staff and all the playing squad because you can’t win the individual awards without the hard work of everybody.

Chair of the judging panel Danny Wilson said Coventry were a “fantastic team to watch” adding they play “with a freedom their manager applauds and encourages”.

In a double celebration for the club, in-form striker Brandon Thomas-Asante picked up the player of the month award.

The 26-year-old is the joint top-scorer in Championship with 10 goals and bagged six of those in those half-a-dozen games last month.

The Ghana forward said he was “super happy” to win the award and added it was “amazing” to work with Lampard and the rest of the Sky Blues coaching staff.