- Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca is up for Manager of the Month- Foxes winger Stephy Mavididi has been shortlisted for Player of the Month- The winners will be announced tomorrow (Friday)
Maresca is up for Manager of the Month after his side picked up 19 points from a possible 21 over the festive period, winning all but one of their seven league games and scoring 18 goals. The Italian has already won the accolade twice this season and on this occasion is up against Southampton’s Russell Martin, Coventry City’s Mark Robins and Sheffield Wednesday’s Danny Röhl.
Mavididi, meanwhile, has been nominated for Player of the Month after he netted five goals for City in December, including a brace against Plymouth Argyle and Birmingham City, and the opener in the Foxes’ 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town on Boxing Day. He faces competition from Queen’s Park Rangers’ Asmir Begović, Norwich City’s Kenny McLean and Coventry City’s Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
The winners will be announced on Friday 12 January.
Sky Bet Championship Manager of the Month shortlist
Enzo Maresca | Leicester CityRussell Martin | SouthamptonMark Robins | Coventry CityDanny Röhl | Sheffield Wednesday
Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month shortlist
Asmir Begović | Queens Park RangersStephy Mavididi | Leicester CityKenny McLean | Norwich CityTatsuhiro Sakamoto | Coventry City